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FORM 10-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
x ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year
ended
March
31, 2021
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Number: 000-49671
MODULAR
MEDICAL, INC.
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
87-0620495
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of Incorporation or Organization)
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16772
West Bernardo Drive, San Diego, CA 92127
(Address of Principal
Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(858)
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ANNUAL REPORT
ON FORM 10-K
FOR
THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2021
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Part I
Item 1.
Business
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Item 1A.
Risk Factors
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Item 1B.
Unresolved Staff Comments
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Item 2.
Properties
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Item 3.
Legal Proceedings
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Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
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Part II
Item 5.
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
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Item 6.
Selected Financial Data
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Item 7.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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Item 7A.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
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Item 8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
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Item 9.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
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Item 9A.
Controls and Procedures
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Item 9B.
Other Information
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Part III
Item 10.
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
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Item 11.
Executive Compensation
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Item 12.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
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Item 13.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
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Item 14.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
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Part IV
Item 15.
Exhibits
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Signatures
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FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This Annual
Report on Form 10-K (this Report) contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements discuss
matters that are not historical facts. Because they discuss future events or conditions, forward-looking statements may include,
without limitation, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,”
“could,” “should,” “would,” “may,” “seek,” “plan,” “might,”
“will,” “expect,” “predict,” “project,” “forecast,” “potential,”
“continue,” negatives thereof, or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are found at various places
throughout this Report and include, without limitation, information concerning possible or assumed future results of our operations;
business strategies; dates; future cash flows; financing plans; plans and objectives of management; any other statements regarding
future operations, future cash needs, business plans and future financial results, and any other statements that are not historical
facts. Any or all of the forward-looking statements included in this Report and in any other reports or public statements made
by us are not guarantees of future performance and may turn out to be inaccurate. These forward-looking statements represent our
intentions, plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other
factors including, without limitation, the direct and indirect effects of coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, and related issues
that may arise therefrom. Many of those factors are outside of our control and could cause actual results to differ materially
from those expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the
events described in the forward-looking statements might not occur or might occur to a different extent or at a different time
than we have described. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as
of the date of this Report. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning other matters addressed in this
Report and attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements
contained or referred to in this Report. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether
as a result of new information, future events, a change in events, conditions, circumstances or assumptions underlying such statements,
or otherwise.
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PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Our fiscal year
ends on March 31 of each calendar year. Each reference to a fiscal year in this Report, refers to the fiscal year ended March
31 of the calendar year indicated (for example, fiscal 2021 refers to the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021). Unless the context
requires otherwise, references to “we,” “us,” “our,” and the “Company” refer to
Modular Medical, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiary.
Overview
We are a development
stage, medical device company focused on the design, development, and eventual commercialization of an innovative insulin pump
to address shortcomings and problems represented by the relatively limited adoption of currently available pumps for insulin-requiring
people with diabetes.
Diabetes is
typically classified as either type 1 or type 2:
· Type 1 diabetes is characterized
by the body’s nearly complete inability to produce insulin. It is frequently diagnosed during childhood or adolescence.
Individuals with type 1 diabetes require daily insulin therapy to survive.
· Type 2 diabetes represents
over 90% of all individuals diagnosed with diabetes and is characterized by the body’s inability to either properly utilize
insulin or produce enough insulin. Initially, many people with type 2 diabetes attempt to manage their diabetes with improvements
in diet and exercise and/or the use of oral medications and/or injection of glucagon-like peptide-1, or GLP-1, drugs. However,
as their diabetes advances, patients progress to require insulin therapies, such as once-daily long-acting insulin, and, ultimately,
intensified mealtime rapid-acting insulin therapy.
Glucose,
the primary source of energy for cells, must be maintained at certain levels in the blood in order to permit optimal cell function
and health. In people with diabetes, blood glucose levels fluctuate between very high, a condition known as hyperglycemia, and
very low, a condition called hypoglycemia. Hyperglycemia can lead to serious long-term complications, including blindness, kidney
disease, nervous system disease, occlusive vascular diseases, lower-limb amputation, stroke and cardiovascular disease, and death.
Hypoglycemia can lead to confusion or loss of consciousness, often requiring a visit to the emergency room or, in certain cases,
result in seizures, coma, and death.
The International
Diabetes Federation, or IDF, estimates that, in 2019, approximately 460 million people had diabetes worldwide, and, that by 2045,
this number will increase to 700 million people. According to the Seagrove 2021 Diabetes Blue Book, approximately 27 million people
in the United States have diagnosed diabetes, of which type 1 diabetes accounts for approximately 7%, or approximately 1.8 million
people. All people with type 1 diabetes, which is our primary market, require daily insulin. According to the Seagrove 2021 Diabetes
Blue Book, approximately 18% of people with type 2 diabetes in the United States, or 4.7 million people, require insulin (basal
alone represent 3.1 million and basal plus mealtime represent 1.6 million) to manage their diabetes. In this Report, we refer
to people with type 1 diabetes and people with type 2 diabetes who require mealtime insulin as “insulin-requiring people
with diabetes.”
Currently, there
are two primary therapies available for insulin-requiring people with diabetes: multiple daily insulin injections directly into
the body through syringes or insulin pens, referred to as Multiple Daily Injection, or MDI therapy, or the use of an insulin pump
to deliver a continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion, or CSII therapy, into the body. Generally, CSII therapy is considered to
provide a number of advantages over MDI therapy, primarily an improvement in glycemic control, as measured by certain diabetes
management tests. Use of CSII has proven to improve clinical outcomes while, importantly, reducing emergency room visits associated
with low glucose.
Notwithstanding
these advantages, the difficulty in use resulting from the complexity and cumbersome design of available insulin pumps, as well
as high and often prohibitive costs for both the patient and insurance provider, has resulted not only in dissatisfaction among
many existing pump users, but also has severely limited the adoption rate of insulin pumps by a segment of the diabetes population,
who we refer to in this Report as “almost pumpers.”
We generally
define almost pumpers as persons with insulin-requiring diabetes who are aware of pumps and the potential benefits but, because
of the shortcomings, cost, and complexity-of-use problems prevalent in available insulin pumps, continue to receive their daily
insulin through MDI therapy.
Our initial
target market for our insulin pump is the almost pumper population located in the United States.
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Based
upon our knowledge of the diabetes industry and information available and/or obtained by us, we believe that an estimated 31%
of Americans with type 1 diabetes use insulin pump therapy and an estimated 30% of Americans with type 1 diabetes are whom we
classify as almost pumpers. The remainder of the population treat their diabetes via MDI therapy.
Our design
and development team is led by Paul DiPerna, our chairman, chief executive officer, and our largest shareholder. Mr. DiPerna has
over 30 years of high-level experience in developing, designing, and obtaining U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, approval
for and managing the commercialization of medical devices, including consumer and hospital-based insulin pumps, while working
for such industry leading medical device companies as Baxter Healthcare, Inc., or Baxter, a supplier of drug therapies and associated
pumping technologies, and Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc., or Tandem, a leading supplier of pumping technology to the existing insulin
pumping marketplace, Mr. DiPerna was the founder of Tandem and designer of its initial product.
Our
Insulin Pump Prototype
We have
designed and developed working prototypes of our low-cost insulin pump that are now undergoing the testing required to submit
for FDA approval. During this period, we have, and continue to devote, substantial time and resources to better understand the
needs and preferences of almost pumpers to enable us to modify and refine our insulin pump to the needs and preferences of this
target market. To help us better understand their needs and preferences, we obtained information about our target market and their
care givers through one on one interviews, human factors testing, on-line and in person surveys, and focus groups at industry
related tradeshows and conferences.
Pre-Commercialization
Steps
While we have
substantially completed the general engineering and mechanical aspects of our insulin pump prototype, prior to commercializing,
we still must successfully complete a number of material steps including:
· Continue to modify, refine
and finalize our prototype so that it meets:
o the general needs and preferences
of our almost-pumper target market based upon our knowledge of the diabetes industry and information available and/or obtained
by us from almost pumpers and their caregivers; and
o the general guidelines of
third-party payors, private and public insurance companies, preferred provider organizations and other managed care providers
with particular focus on the guidelines established by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS which administrates
the United States Medicare program, or Medicare. To assist us in making such modifications and refinements, we have retained independent
consultants to focus on ensuring that our product satisfies the existing coverage and reimbursement criteria of such third-party
payors.
· Continue to work closely
with our regulatory consultants to complete, finalize and file our submission to the FDA for 510(k) clearance and all other documentation
necessary to obtain approval of our insulin pump. This will include:
o engaging the FDA in a pre-submission
conference to ensure that we understand and meet the FDA’s requirements, expectations and standards with regard to approval
of our product. At this meeting, our team, including our FDA regulatory consultant, received FDA comments and guidance regarding
our proposed submission during the pre-market notification period for 510(k) clearance (including any suggested modifications
to the device description, indications for use or summary of supporting data contained in the notification);
o preparing and ensuring that
our pre-market notification, which will be part of our FDA submission, demonstrates that our insulin pump, which is substantially
equivalent to an insulin pump previously cleared by the FDA and legally marketed to the public; and
o preparing our submission
to the FDA, to include all of the appropriate results of tests (relating to, among other things, user effectiveness, sterility,
pump efficiency and shipping compatibility) demonstrating safety and efficacy of our insulin pump in satisfaction of the mandates
of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act, or the FDCA, including requirements with regard to registration and listing, labeling,
medical device reporting and good manufacturing practices. We currently expect to make this submission in the fourth calendar
quarter of 2021.
· Refine our manufacturing
process during the submission process to identify and select a manufacturer of our insulin pump through a competitive bidding
process, as we prepare for our product introduction;
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· Take such actions, if any,
as may be required by the FDA as a condition to granting approval and providing 510(k) clearance for our insulin pump; and
· Hire and retain appropriate
sales and marketing personnel to develop, implement and launch a promotional campaign for our insulin pump substantially focused
on our target market.
As with any
medical device attempting to enter and successfully compete with existing products in an established and competitive marketplace,
we will face significant hurdles to accomplish the above steps to commercialization including:
· Obtaining FDA 510(k) clearance
to market and sell our insulin pump to the public;
· Obtaining any other FDA-required
approvals with regard to our product, as required by the FDCA;
· Educating endocrinologists,
physician’s assistants, nurse practitioners and nurse educators, who typically prescribe pump usage, and certified diabetes
educators and dieticians, who provide education and guidance to diabetes patients, as to what we believe to be the superior qualities
of our product;
· Demonstrating to select general
practitioners, who have historically been skeptical of the heightened support inherent in insulin pumps, our product’s ease
of use and convenience;
· Ensuring that our final product
does, in fact, meet the needs of almost-pumpers;
· Overcoming the historic obstacles
and reluctance of almost-pumpers to using insulin pumps to treat their diabetes; and
· Ensuring that third party
payors agree to cover all or a substantial portion of the purchase price and recurring costs of the use of our insulin pump.
We believe
that there are a number of shortcomings and issues with currently available insulin pumps that prevent a substantial number of
people who require insulin on a daily basis from choosing an insulin pump to treat their diabetes. We believe, that by tailoring
our insulin pump to address such factors, we can expand the scope and adoption rate of insulin pump usage. We believe that to
achieve broader market acceptance, an insulin pump must be easier to learn to use, be less time consuming to operate, more intuitive
to both patients and physicians, and meet the standards for coverage by insurance providers so that co-payments required
from patients are affordable and the hurdles to insurance coverage are significantly reduced.
Among
the more prominent issues are:
· Complexity : Many existing
pumps are highly complex and require significant technical expertise to use effectively. We believe such pumps were designed for
“super users,” who have high levels of motivation and technical competence. The complexity of pumps proves
daunting to less technically inclined users.
· Cumbersome : We believe
that a majority of existing pumps are bulky and difficult to manage, in many cases requiring additional equipment to introduce
a catheter to the patient’s body and up to 48 inches of tubing, which must be replaced frequently, to connect the catheter
to a pump. This requires users to carry spare parts and other equipment adding to the encumbrance of using the pump.
· Cost : Costs associated
with insulin pump therapy are high and can be prohibitive, especially for those on fixed or limited incomes. These costs vary
by pump, but multi-thousand-dollar upfront payments, often with substantial co-payments in addition to possible daily co-payments
on consumables, can easily place current pumps out of reach for patients. This makes insurance providers hesitant to pay for them,
leading to limited or absent reimbursement/coverage and high hurdles for patients to gain access.
Our team
has substantial knowledge of the diabetes space and experience in developing, winning approval for, and bringing insulin pumps
to market. Based on this experience, we believe that our innovative insulin pump, using a new and proprietary method of pumping
insulin, can address most or all of these shortcomings. It provides a state-of-the-art insulin pump capable of both basal (steady
flow) and bolus (mealtime dosing) insulin disbursement. It also has been designed considering a natural migration path to multi-chamber/multi-liquid
pumps, potentially offering an exciting array of new therapies to patients with diabetes and other conditions. Our goal is to
become the leader in expanding access to insulin pump technology to a wider portion of diabetes sufferers and provide not just
care for the super users, but “diabetes care for the rest of us.”
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Mr. DiPerna,
our founder, chairman and chief executive officer, chief financial officer, secretary and treasurer, began his career in approximately
1980 as a mechanical design engineer in the automated test equipment industry before moving in approximately 1989 to a start-up
company in the blood separation sciences industry. This company was acquired in approximately 1991 by Baxter. Following such acquisition,
he became employed by Baxter and held various positions for approximately 12 years. While at Baxter, Mr. DiPerna led significant
projects and initiatives, including leading a team of approximately 50 engineers in developing equipment in the blood separation
sciences industry. In approximately 1996, he was promoted to General Manager of Baxter’s business development group to identify
expansion opportunities in the medical device industry for Baxter. While holding such position, Mr. DiPerna led a team of approximately
20 personnel responsible for researching custom orthopedics, digital dentistry, and rapid prototyping. In such role, one of his
assignments was identifying opportunities in the diabetes industry. As a result, Mr. DiPerna developed an expertise and knowledge
and became well known in the diabetes industry and led attempts by Baxter to acquire three then-leading insulin pump manufacturers.
In 2003, Mr. DiPerna, using his knowledge and experience acquired at Baxter in the diabetes industry and in the “pump”
product business in particular, left Baxter and founded what subsequently became Tandem. While at Tandem, Mr. DiPerna held various
positions, including member of the board of directors, chief executive officer, and chief technology officer. Tandem is a medical
device company that designs, develops and commercializes products for people with insulin-dependent diabetes. Tandem was founded
by Mr. DiPerna to design, develop and commercialize a “state of the art” user-friendly insulin pump. He was the person
primarily responsible for the design concept and development of Tandem’s insulin pump, which, after commercial introduction,
it is estimated by Mr. DiPerna such insulin pump had a quick ramp up to 5,000 purchasers. In 2011, Mr. DiPerna resigned from his
executive officer position and board seat at Tandem and continued to advise the company through 2013. He co-invented a medical
device used for blood-borne infection control called the “Curos Cap.” Curos Cap was owned by a private company which
was acquired by 3M Corporation in 2015 for $150,000,000. Thereafter, Mr. DiPerna founded Fuel Source Partners, LLC to incubate
early stage medical-device products and accumulate technical talent. One of such proposed products was spun-out to Quasuras, Inc.,
or Quasuras, in March 2015, which we acquired in July 2017. Mr. DiPerna holds a number of issued and pending patents and is a
member of the American Diabetes Association. Mr. DiPerna received a Master’s in Engineering Management from Northeastern
University and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Lowell. From January 2017 until July 2019, Mr. DiPerna served
at National Cardiac Incorporated as its Chief Executive Officer and as a board member to leverage their technology in the cardiac
monitoring space.
The Market
Generally, there
are two primary therapies used by people with insulin-requiring diabetes: insulin injections and insulin pumps. Each is designed
to supplement or replace the insulin-producing function of the pancreas. MDI therapy involves the use of syringes or insulin pens
to inject insulin into the body, as required. Insulin pumps are used to provide a steady flow of insulin (often referred to as
continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion or basal rate insulin) and bursts of mealtime insulin (boluses). Insulin pump therapy
has been shown to provide people with insulin-requiring diabetes with numerous advantages compared to MDI therapy. The steady
flow of insulin and the easier application of mealtime boluses has been shown by numerous clinical studies to result in lower
HbA1c (a measure of the amount of glucose in the bloodstream) when compared to MDI therapy. This results in lower rates of hospitalization
and a reduction in overall adverse events for people with diabetes.
We believe
that the greater efficacy of pumps compared to MDI makes insulin pumps a more optimal choice for persons in managing diabetes,
but that the shortcomings and challenges around existing pumps have held back adoption rates.
According to
the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, 2020 National Diabetes Statistics Report in the United States, in
2018, 88 million people, or 1 out of 3 adults, had pre-diabetes, approximately 27 million people had been diagnosed with diabetes
and an additional 7 million people had diabetes that was undiagnosed. The CDC also indicated that diabetes was the seventh leading
cause of death in the United States in 2017, which according to the CDC, may be underreported. Diabetes was the leading cause
of kidney failure, lower-limb amputations, and adult-onset blindness and represented more than $327 billion in medical costs in
2017.
We believe that
due to a number of factors, including the large consumption of processed foods and the growing obesity problem in the United States,
the number of persons requiring daily administration of insulin will continue to grow at rapid rates.
The category
of persons with diabetes requiring daily insulin administration is our target market, and we believe our proposed product has
the potential to substantially improve the day to day quality of life of such persons.
The Opportunity
We believe the
insulin pump market is large and growing, but, generally, has been poorly served by existing products that have limited the adoption
of insulin pumps. We believe an insulin pump having the correct mix of efficiency, reliability, features that are easy to understand
and use, and offered at an affordable price point will drive a substantial percentage of “almost-pumpers” to use insulin
pumps and persons currently using available, but less than optimal pumps, to switch to such a more desirable product. We believe
that such an insulin pump can improve glucose control, and, therefore, the user’s quality of life while substantially mitigating
adverse diabetes-related health risks and many, if not all, of the challenges and shortcomings discussed herein.
We believe there
is a substantial opportunity to penetrate the type 2 MDI marketplace, whether through this new insulin pump or further simplification
of pumps for the type 2 marketplace.
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As set forth in general terms herein,
we believe existing pumps have numerous shortcomings and challenges including:
Outdated
style . Consumer electronics devices have evolved in both form and function. Diabetes pumps have not experienced similar
progress. We believe that consumers will be more receptive of products designed with the user experience in mind and that many
have low tolerance for complex, difficult procedures for use and maintenance of products.
Bulky
size. We believe that consumers view traditional pumps, especially those with tubing, to be large, bulky, and inconvenient
to carry or wear, especially when compared to modern consumer electronic devices. The size of the pump further contributes to
users being embarrassed by the pump. We believe a simple patch style of pump will drive adoption.
Pump mechanism
limitations. Traditional pumps generally utilize a syringe and plunger mechanism to deliver insulin. We believe this
design limits the ability to reduce the size of the pump, and also potentially exposes the user to the unintended delivery of
the full volume of insulin within the pump, which can cause hypoglycemia or death. We believe that the fear of adverse health
events due to technical malfunctions related to traditional pump mechanism limitations deters the adoption of insulin pump therapy.
Costs. Existing
pumps are expensive, with the more popular models having purchase prices exceeding $4,000 for individuals without health insurance
and often require significant patient copays. Others have daily use costs that exceed the reimbursement rates of many health insurance
plans, forcing some users to spend thousands of dollars a year in copays. We believe this makes insurers hesitant to pay for pumps
for any but their best and most compliant patients and places pumps out of reach for many patients who cannot afford such out
of pocket expenses.
Our
Solution
Our proposed
pump is being designed and developed to address the above shortcomings and to appeal to: (i) the substantial group of “almost-pumpers”
who are currently interested in using an insulin pump, but have not done so because of the complexity, cost or cumbersome nature
of existing products, and (ii) people who are using one of the currently available insulin pumps but are dissatisfied with such
products. We believe that, owing to our new proprietary technology, our proposed insulin pump will be the simplest and least expensive
product on the market and the easiest for providers to prescribe.
Our current
pump prototype of our proposed pump has been built to test what we believe to be our novel approach to insulin pumps. By providing
a pump that we believe will establish industry standards in terms of technology, simplicity to understand, ease of use and price,
we believe our proposed pump will offer the vast majority of benefits afforded by more expensive and complex pumps but remain
accessible to a substantially greater percentage of diabetes sufferers requiring daily insulin therapy.
We believe people
generally will not use technology that intimidates them and physicians are hesitant to prescribe such technology. We believe mass
market products, such as is intended for our proposed pump, must be “user friendly” and affordable. We believe this
approach is fundamentally different from that applied to the existing pump market today where most pumps are continuously adding
complex features and are “user friendly” to only the most technically astute.
Our current
goal is to successfully design, develop and obtain all required regulatory approvals for our proposed insulin pump, and, thereafter,
commercialize the finished product. Our long-term goal is to become a leading provider of insulin pump therapy by focusing on
both consumer and clinical needs.
To achieve our above stated immediate
and current goals, we intend to pursue the following business strategies:
Use of
innovative proprietary technology.
Based upon Mr.
DiPerna’s substantial experience in engineering design and innovative technology in the medical device industry and, in
particular, with insulin pumps, we have generated proprietary technology that has been incorporated into our proposed insulin
pump. Generally, this technology is involved in the delivery of insulin to the user at the appropriate and necessary times. We
believe this technology will greatly assist us in creating a simpler, user-friendly pump. We believe the proposed design, engineering
and technology being incorporated into our proposed pump will make it substantially simpler and more affordable than those currently
available. These features, together with the safety and reliability of our proposed pump, are designed to create the next generation
of insulin pumps that will feature important and well-differentiated attributes compared to those currently available and make
it available to consumers across mostly all socioeconomic groups in the United States and around the world.
Keep costs
low during our design and development process.
To attempt to
ensure that we have sufficient funds to design, develop, and obtain all required regulatory approvals for our proposed insulin
pump without having to sacrifice quality and efficiency, we intend to maintain a tight budget and limit expenditures where possible.
We believe this will be possible because of the extensive knowledge and experience of Mr. DiPerna, not only in the diabetes industry
and more specifically in the insulin pump device market, but also his experience in designing and developing insulin pumps and
other medical devices and his ability to manage a small, focused development team. We currently expect that various other expenses,
such as product scale up, and sales and marketing costs, will not be incurred until such time as development work is completed
and regulatory approvals obtained.
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Employ
experienced engineers selected, supervised, and led by Mr. DiPerna, a highly experienced and respected engineer and executive
in the insulin pump industry.
To attempt to
ensure our proposed insulin pump is “state of the art,” functional, and efficient, as well as to conserve funds, substantially
all of our employees will initially be hand-picked engineers under the leadership of Mr. DiPerna. We believe that there is a strong
pool of engineers with significant applicable experience and knowledge who we will be able to initially employ on a contract and/or
outsource basis to help us design and develop our proposed insulin pump. We believe by hiring such persons on an out-source basis,
we will save substantial resources and by having Mr. DiPerna lead and focus the team on technological and mechanical aspects of
our proposed insulin pump, we believe our team will be well guided, focused, cost efficient, and able to efficiently design and
develop our product that we believe can eventually be a competitive and popular choice for people with insulin requiring diabetes.
Government
Regulation
The medical
device industry is regulated extensively by governmental authorities, principally the FDA and corresponding state regulatory agencies.
The regulations are very complex and are subject to rapid change and varying interpretations. Regulatory restrictions or changes
could limit our ability to bring our proposed product to the commercialization stage as a result of higher than anticipated costs
to obtain regulatory approval. The FDA and other U.S. governmental agencies regulate numerous elements of our proposed product
at various stages, including:
·
product design and development;
·
pre-clinical and clinical
testing and trials;
·
product safety;
·
establishment registration
and product listing;
·
labeling and storage;
·
marketing, manufacturing,
sales and distribution;
·
pre-market clearance
or approval;
·
servicing and post-market
surveillance;
·
advertising and promotion;
and
·
recalls and field safety
corrective actions.
Even if we obtain
all regulatory approvals, before we can market or sell our proposed product, we must obtain either clearance under Section 510(k)
of the FDCA or approval of a pre-market approval application, a PMA, from the FDA, unless an exemption from pre-market review
applies. In the 510(k) clearance process, the FDA must determine that a proposed device is “substantially equivalent”
to a device legally on the market, known as a “predicate” device, with respect to intended use, technology and safety
and effectiveness, in order to clear the proposed device for marketing. Clinical data is sometimes required to support a determination
of substantial equivalence. The PMA pathway requires an applicant to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the device based
on extensive data. The PMA process is typically required for devices that are deemed to pose the greatest risk, such as life-sustaining,
life-supporting or implantable devices, such as our proposed insulin pump. Products that are approved through a PMA application
generally need FDA approval before they can be modified. Similarly, some modifications made to products cleared through a 510(k)
may require a new 510(k). The process of obtaining regulatory clearances or approvals to market a medical device, such as our
proposed insulin pump, can be costly and time-consuming, and we may not be able to obtain such clearances or approvals on a timely
basis or at all for our proposed product.
If the FDA requires
us to go through a more rigorous examination for our proposed product than we currently expect, we will require substantial additional
funding sooner than anticipated and/or our product could be severely delayed, or our efforts ceased. We anticipate that our proposed
product will require the 510(k) clearance process.
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The FDA can
delay, limit or deny clearance or approval of our proposed pump device for many reasons, including:
·
our
inability to demonstrate that our product is safe and effective for its intended users;
·
the
data from our clinical trials may be insufficient to support clearance or approval; and
·
failure
of the manufacturing process or facilities we use to meet applicable requirements.
In addition,
the FDA may change its clearance and approval policies, adopt additional regulations or revise existing regulations, or take other
actions which may prevent or delay approval or clearance of our proposed product.
Any delay in,
or failure to receive or maintain, clearance or approval for our proposed product under development could prevent us from generating
revenue therefrom or achieving profitability. Additionally, the FDA and other regulatory authorities have broad enforcement powers.
Regulatory enforcement or inquiries, or other increased scrutiny on us, could dissuade some customers from using our proposed
product and adversely affect our reputation and the perceived safety and efficacy of our proposed product.
Failure to comply
with applicable regulations could jeopardize our ability to commercialize and sell our proposed pump and result in enforcement
actions such as fines, civil penalties, injunctions, warning letters, recalls of products, delays in the introduction of products
into the market, refusal of the FDA or other regulators to grant future clearances or approvals, and the suspension or withdrawal
of existing approvals by the FDA or other regulators. Any of these sanctions could result in higher than anticipated costs and
have a material adverse effect on our reputation, business and financial condition.
Employees
As of March 31,
2021, we had 20 employees all of whom are located in the United States, consisting of 16 in research and development and manufacturing
operations and 4 in marketing and general and administrative functions.
Competition
Medtronic, Inc.,
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. and Insulet Corporation are all much larger companies with substantially greater resources than us
that make similar products for the more sophisticated, technically capable person with diabetes. We do not intend to directly
compete for those individuals with diabetes, instead we intend to offer a simple to use more cost-effective solution to attract
the more mainstream patients.
Intellectual Property
Our success
depends in part on our ability to obtain patents and trademarks, maintain trade secret and know-how protection, enforce our proprietary
rights against infringers, and operate without infringing on the proprietary rights of third parties. Because of the length of
time and expense associated with developing new products and bringing them through the regulatory approval process, the health
care industry places considerable emphasis on obtaining patent protection and maintaining trade secret protection for new technologies,
products, processes, know-how, and methods.
As of May
31, 2021, we had six pending U.S. utility patent applications, two pending foreign patent applications and
two pending international PCT patent applications on various aspects of our technology, including our proprietary fluid
movement technology. There can be no assurance that the pending patent applications will result in the issuance of patents,
that patents issued to or licensed by us will not be challenged or circumvented by competitors, or that these patents will be
found to be valid or sufficiently broad to protect our technology or provide us with a competitive advantage.
Corporate History and Background
We were formed
as a corporation under the laws of the State of Nevada in October 1998 under the name Bear Lake Recreation Inc. We had no material
business operations from 2002 until July 2017, when we acquired Quasuras, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Quasuras), in the Acquisition
(as defined below). Prior to the Acquisition, and, since at least 2002, we were a shell company, as defined in Rule 12b-2 promulgated
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act).
The Control
Block Acquisition. On April 26, 2017, pursuant to a Common Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 5,
2017, by and among Manchester Explorer, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (Manchester Explorer), the Company and certain persons
named therein, Manchester Explorer purchased from us 2,900,000 shares of our common stock representing in excess of a majority
of our then issued and outstanding common stock, for a purchase price of $375,000 (the Control Block Acquisition), resulting in
a change in control of the Company. In connection with the Control Block Acquisition, James E. Besser was appointed president
and a director and Morgan C. Frank was appointed the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, secretary, treasurer and
a director of ours and immediately following such appointments, our then officers and directors resigned. Mr. Besser is the managing
member of and Mr. Frank is the portfolio manager and a consultant to Manchester Management Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company MMC). MMC is the general partner of Manchester Explorer and Jeb Partners, L.P. (Jeb Partners, and together with Manchester
Explorer, collectively, the Purchasing Funds).
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The Acquisition. On
July 24, 2017, pursuant to a Reorganization and Share Exchange Agreement, by and among the Company, Paul M. DiPerna, the sole
officer, director and a controlling stockholder of Quasuras, Messrs. Besser and Frank (Messrs. Besser, Frank and DiPerna, collectively,
the 3 Quasuras Shareholders), and Quasuras (the Share Exchange Agreement), we acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares
of Quasuras owned by the 3 Quasuras Shareholders, resulting in Quasuras becoming our wholly-owned subsidiary (the Acquisition).
Simultaneously with the closing of the Acquisition, Manchester Explorer cancelled the 2,900,000 shares of our common stock purchased
in the Control Block Acquisition, Mr. Besser resigned as our president and a director and Mr. Frank resigned as our chief executive
officer, chief financial officer, secretary, and treasurer, but remained a director, and Mr. DiPerna was appointed our chairman
of the board of directors, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, secretary and treasurer.
In anticipation
of the closing of the Acquisition, on June 27, 2017, we changed our name from “Bear Lake Recreation, Inc.” to “Modular
Medical, Inc.” and changed our trading symbol from “BLKE” to “MODD.”
On July 28,
2017, we filed a Current Report on Form 8-K, as amended (the Super 8-K), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC)
disclosing the Acquisition and related transactions, and, upon such filing, we ceased being a shell company.
Smaller Reporting Company
We are subject
to the reporting requirements of Section 13 of the Exchange Act and to the disclosure requirements of Regulation S-K of the SEC,
as a “smaller reporting company.” Such designation relieves us of some of the disclosure requirements of Regulation
S-K.
Available Information
Our website address is www.modular-medical.com.
The information in our website is not incorporated by reference into this report.
We file reports
with the SEC and make available, free of charge, on or through our website, our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports
on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, proxy and information statements and amendments to these reports filed or furnished
pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material
with, or furnish it to, the SEC. All SEC filings are also available at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
ITEM 1A.
RISK FACTORS
We are
a developmental stage medical device company and have a history of significant operating losses; we expect to continue to incur
operating losses, and we may never achieve or maintain profitability.
As a development-stage
enterprise, we do not currently have revenues to generate cash flows to cover operating expenses. Since our inception, we have
incurred operating losses in each year due to costs incurred in connection with research and development activities and general
and administrative expenses associated with our operations. For the years ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, we incurred net losses
of approximately $7.4 million and $5.3 million, respectively. At March 31, 2021, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately
$15.9 million. As a result, we will need to raise additional capital in the future, which may or may not be available to us at
all or only on unfavorable terms.
We expect to
incur losses for the foreseeable future, as we continue the development of, and seek regulatory clearance and approvals for, our
insulin pump. As our prototype insulin pump is currently our only product, if it fails to gain regulatory approval and market
acceptance, we will not be able to generate any revenue, or explore other opportunities to enhance shareholder value, such as
through a sale. If we fail to generate revenue and eventually become profitable, or if we are unable to fund our continuing losses,
our shareholders could lose all or a substantial part of their investment.
We might
not be able to continue as a going concern which would likely cause our stockholders to lose most or all of their investment.
Our audited
financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2021 were prepared under the assumption that we would continue as a going concern.
However, our independent registered public accounting firm included a “going concern” explanatory paragraph in its
report on our financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2021, indicating that, without additional sources of funding,
our cash at March 31, 2021 is not sufficient for us to operate as a going concern for a period of at least one year from the date
that the financial statements included in this Report are issued. Management’s plans concerning these matters, including
our need to raise additional capital, are described in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and
Results of Operations included in Item 7 of this Report and in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item
8 of this Report. However, we cannot assure you that our plans will be successful. In light of the foregoing, there is substantial
doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. If we cannot continue as a viable entity, our stockholders would likely
lose most or all of their investment in us.
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We have no revenues and substantial
indebtedness, which could adversely affect our business and financial position and, among other things, our ability to raise additional
capital and our ability to satisfy our financial obligations.
Because we are
a development stage company, we have not and do not anticipate generating any revenues for the foreseeable future. As a result,
we are dependent upon our ability to raise capital through sales of our debt and equity securities.
In connection
with our private placement completed in May 2021 (the 2021 Placement), we issued $6,560,000 aggregate principal amount of our
12% unsecured convertible promissory notes (the 2021 Notes), with each 2021 Note due 12 months from the issuance date. As a result,
we have substantial outstanding debt, which could adversely affect our business and financial position, and, among other things,
our ability to raise additional capital and our ability to satisfy our financial obligations, including interest and principal
payments on the 2021 Notes. The impact of the indebtedness may include, but may not be limited to, the following:
· limit
our ability to borrow additional funds for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions,
or other general business purposes;
· require
us to use a substantial portion of any future cash flow from operations and/or capital
raised to make debt service payments instead of other business purposes, thereby reducing
the amount of any future cash flow and/or capital raised available for future working
capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, or other general business purposes;
· limit
our flexibility to plan for, or react to, changes in our business and industry;
· place
us at a competitive disadvantage compared with our less-leveraged competitors;
· increase
our vulnerability to the impact of adverse economic, competitive, and industry conditions;
and
· increase
our cost of borrowing.
The
full effects of COVID-19 and other potential future public health crises, epidemics, pandemics or similar events are uncertain
and could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows.
The global
outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization and a national
emergency by the U.S. government in March 2020. This has negatively affected the world economy, disrupted global supply chains,
significantly restricted travel and transportation, resulted in mandated closures and orders to “shelter-in-place”
and created significant disruption of the financial markets. The extent of the impact on our operational and financial performance
will depend on future developments, including the duration and spread of the pandemic and related actions taken by U.S.
and foreign government agencies to prevent disease spread, all of which are uncertain, out of our control and cannot be predicted.
We have
been complying with county and state orders and, until May 2021, had implemented a teleworking policy for our employees and contractors
and significantly minimized the number of employees who visit our office. However, a facility closure, work slowdowns or temporary
stoppage at one of our manufacturing suppliers could occur, which could have a longer-term impact and could delay our prototype
production and ability to conduct business.
If our
workforce is unable to work effectively, including because of illness, quarantines, absenteeism, government actions, facility
closures, travel restrictions or other restrictions in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, our operations will be negatively
impacted. We may be unable to develop our product, and our costs may increase as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. The impacts
could worsen if there is an extended duration of any COVID-19 outbreak or a resurgence of COVID-19 infection in affected regions
after they have begun to experience improvement.
We rely
on other companies to provide components and to perform services for us. An extended period of supply chain disruption caused
by the response to COVID-19 could impact our ability to produce our initial product quantities, and, if we are not able to implement
alternatives or other mitigations, product deliveries would be adversely impacted and negatively impact our business, financial
condition, operating results and cash flows. Limitations on government operations can also impact regulatory approvals that are
necessary for us to operate our business.
The continued
spread of COVID-19 has also led to disruption and volatility in the global capital markets. We were recently able to raise additional
capital in a private placement that commenced in February 2021, however, we will need to raise additional capital to support our
operations in the future. We may be unable to access the capital markets, and additional capital may only be available to us on
terms that could be significantly detrimental to our existing stockholders and to our business.
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We will
need substantial additional funding to complete subsequent phases of our insulin pump product and to operate our business and
such funding may not be available or, if it is available, such financing is likely to substantially dilute our existing shareholders.
The discovery,
development, and commercialization of new medical devices, such as our insulin pump, entails significant costs. While we believe
that we have generally completed the engineering and mechanical aspects of our insulin pump prototype, we still must modify, refine
and finalize our insulin pump to, among other things, meet the general needs and preferences of the almost pumper marketplace
and the guidelines of third-party payors. To enable us to accomplish these and other related items and continue to operate our
business, we will need to raise substantial additional capital and/or enter into strategic partnerships or joint ventures to enable
us to:
· fund clinical studies and
seek regulatory approvals;
· build or access manufacturing
and commercialization capabilities;
· develop, test, and, if approved,
market our product;
· acquire or license additional
internal systems and other infrastructure; and
· hire and support additional
management, engineering and scientific personnel.
Until we can
generate a sufficient amount of product revenue to finance our cash requirements, which we may never achieve, we expect to finance
our cash needs primarily through public or private equity offerings, debt financings or through the establishment of possible
strategic alliances. We cannot be certain that additional funding will be available on acceptable terms, or at all. If we are
not able to secure additional equity funding when needed, we may have to delay, reduce the scope of, or eliminate one or more
of our clinical studies, development programs or future commercialization initiatives. In addition, any additional equity funding
that we do obtain will dilute the ownership held by our existing equity holders. The amount of this dilution may be substantially
increased if the trading price of our common stock is lower at the time of any financing. Regardless, the economic dilution to
shareholders will be significant if our stock price does not increase significantly, or if the effective price of any sale is
below the price paid by a particular shareholder. Any debt financing that we obtain in the future could involve substantial restrictions
on activities and creditors could seek a pledge of some or all of our assets. We have not identified potential sources for such
financing that we will require, and we do not have commitments from any third parties to provide any future debt financing. If
we fail to obtain funding as needed, we may be forced to cease or scale back operations, and our results, financial condition
and stock price would be adversely affected.
We have a limited operating
history and historical financial information upon which you may evaluate our performance.
You should consider,
among other factors, our prospects for success in light of the risks and uncertainties encountered by companies that, like us,
are in their early stages of development. We may not successfully address these risks and uncertainties or successfully complete
our studies and/or implement our existing and new products. If we fail to do so, it could materially harm our business and impair
the value of our common stock. Unanticipated problems, expenses and delays are frequently encountered in establishing a new business,
conducting research, and developing new products. These include, but are not limited to, inadequate funding, failure to obtain
regulatory approval, unforeseen research issues, lack of consumer acceptance, competition, sluggish product development, and inadequate
sales and marketing. The failure by us to meet any of these conditions would have a materially adverse effect upon us and may
force us to reduce or curtail operations. No assurance can be given that we can or will ever operate profitably.
We may
not be able to meet our future capital needs.
To date, we
have no revenue and we have limited cash liquidity and capital resources. We will need additional capital in the near future.
Any equity financings will result in dilution and may contain other terms that are not favorable to our then-existing stockholders.
We currently have debt financing, and any additional sources of debt financing that we may obtain in the future may result in
a high interest expense. Any financing, if available, may be on unfavorable terms. If adequate funds are not obtained, we will
be required to reduce or curtail operations.
The amount
of financing we require will depend on a number of factors, many of which are beyond our control. Our results of operations, financial
condition and stock price are likely to be adversely affected if our funding requirements increase or are otherwise greater than
we expect.
Our future funding
requirements will depend on many factors, including, but not limited to:
· the testing costs for our
insulin pump product and other development activities conducted by us directly, and our ability to successfully conclude the studies
and activities and achieve favorable results;
· our ability to attract future
strategic partners to pay for or share costs related to our product development efforts;
· the costs and timing of seeking
and obtaining regulatory clearance and approvals for our product;
· the costs of filing, prosecuting,
maintaining and enforcing any patents and other intellectual property rights that we may have and defending against potential
claims of infringement;
· decisions to hire additional
scientific, engineering or administrative personnel or consultants;
· our ability to manage administrative
and other costs of our operations; and
· the presence or absence of
adverse developments in our research program.
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If any of these
factors cause our funding needs to be greater than expected, our operations, financial condition, ability to continue operations
and stock price may be adversely affected.
Our future
cash requirements may differ significantly from our current estimates.
Our cash requirements
may differ significantly from our estimates from time to time, depending on a number of factors, including:
· the
costs and results of our clinical studies regarding our insulin pump product;
· the
time and costs involved in obtaining regulatory clearance and approvals;
· whether
we are able to obtain funding under future licensing agreements, strategic partnerships,
or other collaborative relationships, if any;
· the
costs of compliance with laws, regulations, or judicial decisions applicable to us; and
the costs of general and
administrative infrastructure required to manage our business and protect corporate assets and shareholder interests.
If we fail to
raise additional funds on a timely basis, we will need to scale back our business plans, which would adversely affect our business,
financial condition, and stock price, and we may even be forced to discontinue our operations and liquidate our assets.
Technological
breakthroughs in diabetes monitoring, treatment or prevention could render our insulin pump obsolete.
The diabetes
treatment market is subject to rapid technological change and product innovation. Our insulin pump is based on our proprietary
technology, but a number of companies, medical researchers and existing pharmaceutical companies are pursuing new delivery devices,
delivery technologies, sensing technologies, procedures, drugs and other therapeutics for the monitoring, treatment and/or prevention
of insulin-dependent diabetes. Any technological breakthroughs in diabetes monitoring, treatment or prevention could render our
insulin pump obsolete, which, since our insulin pump is our only product, would have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition and results of operations and could result in shareholders losing their entire investment.
Any failure
to attract and retain skilled directors, executives, employees and consultants could impair our product development and commercialization
activities.
Our business
depends on the skills, performance, and dedication of our directors, executive officers and key engineering, scientific and technical
advisors. Many of our current engineering or scientific advisors are independent contractors and are either self-employed or employed
by other organizations. As a result, they may have conflicts of interest or other commitments, such as consulting or advisory
contracts with other organizations, which may affect their ability to provide services to us in a timely manner. We will need
to recruit additional directors, executive management employees, and advisers, particularly engineering, scientific and technical
personnel, which will require additional financial resources. In addition, there is currently intense competition for skilled
directors, executives and employees with relevant engineering, scientific and technical expertise, and this competition is likely
to continue. If we are unable to attract and retain persons with sufficient engineering, scientific, technical and managerial
experience, we may be forced to limit or delay our product development activities or may experience difficulties in successfully
conducting our business, which would adversely affect our operations and financial condition.
We have
limited internal research and development personnel, making us dependent on consulting relationships.
We consider
research and development to be an important part of the process of designing, developing, obtaining regulatory required approvals
and the eventual commercialization of our insulin pump. We continue to incur increased research and development expenditures,
which are attributable to effort and expenses incurred in designing and developing our innovative insulin pump. We expect to continue
to incur substantial costs related to research and development.
We currently
have a limited number of research and development personnel, and rely and expect for the foreseeable future to continue to rely,
on consultants, whom are not our employees, to perform significant functions for us. As a result, we are and expect to continue
for the foreseeable future to be dependent on such third parties. Such third parties may be able to terminate their contractual
relationships with us quickly and with little, if any, notice. Although we believe there is a relatively large and readily accessible
network of third parties that we can draw from to replace any of our third-party consultants, no assurances can be given that
we would be able to quickly and seamlessly find and hire suitable replacements. Any material interruption or delay in our research
and development activities performed by our consultants could impair our ability to meet any deadlines and materially impair our
then product design and development, regulatory approval and/or commercialization activities which could have a material adverse
effect on our business, financial condition and stock price. In addition, if we do not appropriately manage our relationships
with our consultants, we may not be able to efficiently manage the development, testing, regulatory approval and eventual commercialization
of our insulin pump, which also could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition and stock price.
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We will
need to outsource and rely on third parties for various aspects relating to the development, manufacture, sales and marketing
of our insulin pump as well as in connection with assisting us in the preparation and filing of our FDA submission, and our future
success will be dependent on the timeliness and effectiveness of the efforts of these third parties.
We are dependent
on consultants for important aspects of our product development strategy. We do not have the required financial resources and
personnel to carry out independently the development of our product, and do not have the capability or resources to manufacture,
market or sell our current product. As a result, we contract with and rely on third parties for important functions, including
in connection with the development and finalization of our insulin pump, the preparation and filing of our FDA submission and
eventual manufacturing and commercialization of our product. We have recently entered into several agreements with third parties
for such services. If problems develop in our relationships with third parties, or if such parties fail to perform as expected,
it could lead to delays or lack of progress in obtaining FDA clearance, significant cost increases, changes in our strategies,
and even failure of our product initiatives.
We may
not be able to identify, negotiate and maintain the strategic alliances necessary to develop and commercialize our products and
technologies, and we will be dependent on our corporate partners if we do.
We may seek
to enter into a strategic alliance with a diabetes related service providing company for the further development and approval
of our insulin pump product. At this time, we have not entered into any such strategic alliance. Strategic alliances, if entered
into, could potentially provide us with additional funds, expertise, access, and other resources in exchange for exclusive or
non-exclusive licenses or other rights to the product that we are currently developing or a product we may explore in the future.
We cannot give any assurance that we will be able to enter into strategic relationships with a diabetes related service providing
company or others in the near future or at all. In addition, we cannot assure you that any agreements that we do reach will achieve
our goals or be on terms that prove to be economically beneficial to us. When we do enter into strategic or contractual relationships,
we become dependent on the successful performance of our partners or counter-parties. If they fail to perform as expected, such
failure could adversely affect our financial condition, lead to increases in our capital needs, or hinder or delay our development
efforts. See “Our Business – Number of Total Employees” below.
We may
not receive the necessary regulatory clearance or approvals for our insulin pump, and failure to timely obtain necessary clearances
and/or approvals could harm our then operations, including our ability to commercialize our product.
Before we can
market a new medical device, such as our insulin pump, we must first receive clearance under Section 510(k) of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act, or the FDCA. In the 510(k) clearance process, before a device may be marketed, the FDA must determine
that such proposed device is “substantially equivalent” to a legally-marketed “predicate” device, which
includes a device that has been previously cleared through the 510(k) process, a device that was legally marketed prior to May
28, 1976 (pre-amendments device), a device that was originally on the U.S. market pursuant to an approved pre-market approval
(PMA) and later down-classified, or a 510(k)-exempt device. To be “substantially equivalent,” the proposed device
must have the same intended use as the predicate device, and either have the same technological characteristics as the predicate
device or have different technological characteristics and not raise different questions of safety or effectiveness than the predicate
device.
Certain future
modifications made to our product, which we currently expect to be cleared through 510(k), may require a new 510(k) clearance.
The 510(k) clearance process can be expensive, lengthy and uncertain. The FDA’s 510(k) clearance process usually takes from
three to 12 months, but can last longer. Despite the time, effort and cost, a device may not be approved or cleared by the FDA.
Any delay or failure to obtain necessary regulatory approvals could harm our business, including our ability to commercialize
our product and our shareholders could lose their entire investment. Furthermore, even if we are granted the required regulatory
clearances, such clearances may be subject to significant limitations on the indicated uses for the device, which may limit the
market for our product.
If the FDA requires
us to go through a lengthier, more rigorous examination for our product than we had expected, product introductions or modifications
could be delayed or canceled, which could adversely affect our ability to grow our business.
The FDA can
delay, limit or deny clearance or approval for our insulin pump medical device for many reasons, including:
· our inability to demonstrate
to the satisfaction of the FDA that our product is safe or effective for its intended use;
· the disagreement of the FDA
with the design or implementation of our clinical studies or the interpretation of data from our clinical studies;
· serious and unexpected adverse
device effects experienced by participants in our clinical studies;
· the data from clinical studies
may be insufficient to support clearance or approval, where required;
· our inability to demonstrate
that the benefits of our pump outweigh the risks;
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· the manufacturing process
or facilities we intend to use may not meet applicable requirements; and
· the potential for approval
policies or regulations of the FDA to change significantly in a manner rendering our data or regulatory filings insufficient for
clearance or approval.
In addition,
the FDA may change its clearance and approval policies, adopt additional regulations or revise existing regulations, or take other
actions, which may prevent or delay approval or clearance of our product or impact our ability to modify our product after clearance
on a timely basis. Such policy or regulatory changes could impose additional requirements upon us that could delay our ability
to obtain clearance for our pump, increase the costs of compliance or restrict our ability to maintain our current approval. For
example, as part of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, or FDASIA, enacted in 2012, the U.S. Congress
reauthorized the Medical Device User Fee Amendments with various FDA performance goal commitments and enacted several “Medical
Device Regulatory Improvements” and miscellaneous reforms, which are further intended to clarify and improve medical device
regulation both pre- and post-clearance and approval. Some of these proposals and reforms could impose additional regulatory requirements
upon us that could delay our ability to obtain new clearance, increase the costs of compliance or restrict our ability to maintain
any clearance or approval we are able to obtain.
As a general
rule, demonstration of conformity of medical devices and their manufacturers with the essential requirements must be based, among
other things, on the evaluation of data supporting the safety and performance of the products during normal conditions of use.
Specifically, a manufacturer must demonstrate that the device achieves its intended performance during normal conditions of use,
that the known and foreseeable risks, and any adverse events, are minimized and acceptable when weighed against the benefits of
its intended performance, and that any claims made about the performance and safety of the device are supported by suitable evidence.
Our competitors
may develop products that are more effective, safer and less expensive than ours.
Existing insulin
pumps are expensive, with the more popular models having purchase prices exceeding $4,000 for individuals without health insurance
and often require significant patient copays. Others have daily use costs that exceed the reimbursement rates of many health insurance
plans, forcing some users to spend thousands of dollars a year in copays. We believe this makes insurers hesitant to pay for any
pumps, except their most technologically proficient and compliant patients and places pumps out of reach for many patients whom
cannot afford such out of pocket expenses.
We are engaged
in the diabetes treatment sector of the healthcare marketplace, which is intensely competitive. There are current products that
are quite effective at addressing the effects of diabetes, and we expect that new developments by other companies and academic
institutions in the areas of diabetes treatment will continue. If approved for marketing by the FDA, depending on the approved
clinical indication, our product will be competing with existing and future products related to treatments for diabetes.
Our competitors
may:
· develop product candidates
and market products that increase the levels of safety or efficacy that our product candidates will need to show in order to obtain
regulatory approval;
· develop product candidates
and market products that are less expensive or more effective than ours;
· commercialize competing products
before we can launch any products we are working to develop;
· hold or obtain proprietary
rights that could prevent us from commercializing our products; or
· introduce therapies or market
medical products that render our potential product candidates obsolete.
We expect to
compete against large medical device companies, such as Medtronic, Inc., Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. and Insulet Corporation and
smaller companies that are collaborating with larger medical device companies, new companies, academic institutions, government
agencies and other public and private research organizations. These competitors, in nearly all cases, produce similar products
relative to the treatment of diabetes that have substantially greater financial resources than we do. Our competitors also have
significantly greater experience in:
· developing medical device
and other product candidates;
· undertaking testing and clinical
studies;
· building relationships with
key customers and opinion-leading physicians;
· obtaining and maintaining
FDA and other regulatory approvals;
· formulating and manufacturing
medical devices;
· launching, marketing and
selling medical devices; and
· providing management oversight
for all of the above-listed operational functions.
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If we fail to
achieve superiority over other existing or newly developed products, we may be unable to obtain regulatory approval. If our competitors’
market medical devices that are less expensive, safer or more effective than our insulin pump, or that gain or maintain greater
market acceptance, we may not be able to compete effectively. See “Our Business – Competition” below.
We expect
to rely on third-party manufacturers and will be dependent on their quality and effectiveness.
Our insulin
pump requires precise, high-quality manufacturing. The failure to achieve and maintain high manufacturing standards, including
failure to detect or control anticipated or unanticipated manufacturing errors or the frequent occurrence of such errors, could
result in patient injury or death, discontinuance or delay of ongoing or planned clinical studies, delays or failures in product
testing or delivery, cost overruns, product recalls or withdrawals and other problems that could seriously hurt our business.
Contract medical device manufacturers often encounter difficulties involving production yields, quality control and quality assurance
and shortages of qualified personnel. These manufacturers are subject to stringent regulatory requirements, including the FDA’s
current good-manufacturing-practices regulations. If our contract manufacturers fail to maintain ongoing compliance at any time,
the production of our product could be interrupted, resulting in delays or discontinuance of our clinical studies, additional
costs and loss of potential revenues.
We may
not be able to successfully scale-up manufacturing of our product in sufficient quality and quantity, which would delay or prevent
us from developing our product and commercializing our product.
In order to
conduct larger-scale or late-stage clinical studies and for commercialization of our insulin pump, if 510(k) clearance is granted,
we will need to manufacture it in larger quantities. We may not be able to successfully increase the manufacturing capacity for
our product in a timely or cost-effective manner, or at all. In addition, quality issues may arise during scale-up activities.
If we are unable to successfully scale up the manufacture of our product in sufficient quality and quantity, the development and
testing of our product and regulatory approval or commercial launch may be delayed, which could significantly harm our business.
We may
be subject to potential product liability and other claims that could materially impact our business and financial condition.
The development
and sale of our insulin pump exposes us to the risk of significant damages from product liability and other claims, and the use
of our product in clinical studies may result in adverse effects. We cannot predict all the possible harms or adverse effects
that may result. We maintain a modest amount of product liability insurance to provide some protection from claims. Nonetheless,
we may not have sufficient resources to pay for any liabilities resulting from a personal injury or other claim, even if it is
partially covered by insurance. In addition to the possibility of direct claims, we may be required to indemnify third parties
against damages and other liabilities arising out of our development, commercialization and other business activities, which would
increase our liability exposure. If third parties that have agreed to indemnify us fail to do so, we may be held responsible for
those damages and other liabilities as well.
Legislative,
regulatory, or medical cost reimbursement changes may adversely impact our business.
New laws, regulations
and judicial decisions, or new interpretations of existing laws, regulations and decisions, that relate to the health care system
in the U.S. and in other jurisdictions may change the nature of and regulatory requirements relating to innovations in medical
devices, testing and regulatory approvals, limit or eliminate payments for medical procedures and treatments, or subject the pricing
of medical devices to government control. In addition, third-party payors in the U.S. are increasingly attempting to contain health
care costs by limiting both coverage and the level of reimbursement of new products. Consequently, significant uncertainty exists
as to the reimbursement status of newly approved health care products. Significant changes in the health care system in the U.S.
or elsewhere, including changes resulting from adverse trends in third-party reimbursement programs, could have a material adverse
effect on our projected future operating results and our ability to raise capital, commercialize products, and remain in business.
We are
subject to extensive regulation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which could restrict the sales and marketing of our
insulin pump and could cause us to incur significant costs.
Our insulin
pump is subject to extensive regulation by the FDA. These regulations relate to manufacturing, labeling, sale, promotion, distribution
and shipping. Before a new medical device, or a new use of or claim for an existing product, can be marketed in the United States,
it must first receive either 510(k) clearance or PMA from the FDA, unless an exemption applies. We may be required to obtain a
new 510(k) clearance for significant post-market modifications to our insulin pump. Each of these processes can be expensive and
lengthy, and entail significant user fees, unless exempt.
Medical devices
may be marketed only for the indications for which they are approved or cleared. Further, 510(k) clearances can be revoked if
safety or effectiveness problems develop.
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The current
regulatory requirements to which we are subject may change in the future in a way that adversely affects us. If we fail to comply
with present or future regulatory requirements that are applicable to us, we may be subject to enforcement action by the FDA,
which may include any of the following sanctions:
· untitled letters, warning
letters, fines, injunctions, consent decrees and civil penalties;
· customer notification, or
orders for repair, replacement or refunds
· voluntary or mandatory recall
or seizure of our current or future products;
· administrative detention
by the FDA of medical devices believed to be adulterated or misbranded;
· imposing operating restrictions,
suspension or shutdown of production;
· refusing our requests for
510(k) clearance or pre-market approval of any new products, new intended uses or modifications to our insulin pump;
· rescinding 510(k) clearance
that has already been granted; and
· criminal prosecution.
The occurrence
of any of these events would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations and
could result in shareholders losing their entire investment.
Our success
depends substantially upon our ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection relating to our product and research
technologies.
We have applied
to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for patents on our proprietary fluid movement technology and the configuration of our
insulin pump. There is no assurance that these patents will be issued, and no assurance that they will prevent other companies
from competing with us. We will continue to attempt to patent our innovations as appropriate to help ensure a sustainable competitive
advantage.
Due to evolving
legal standards relating to the patentability, validity and enforceability of patents covering health care product inventions,
our ability to enforce our existing patents and to obtain and enforce patents that may issue from any pending or future patent
applications is uncertain and involves complex legal, scientific and factual questions. To date, no consistent policy has emerged
regarding the breadth of claims allowed in medical device patents. Thus, we cannot be sure that any patents will issue from any
pending or future patent applications owned by or licensed to us. Even if patents do issue, we cannot be sure that the claims
of these patents will be held valid or enforceable by a court of law, will provide us with any significant protection against
competing products, or will afford us a commercial advantage over competitive products. If, at some point in the future, one or
more products resulting from our product candidates is approved for sale by the FDA and we do not have adequate intellectual property
protection for those products, competitors could duplicate them for approval and sale in the United States without repeating the
extensive testing required of us to obtain FDA approval.
If we
are sued for infringing on third-party intellectual property rights, it will be costly and time-consuming, and an unfavorable
outcome would have a significant adverse effect on our business.
Our ability
to commercialize our product depends on our ability to use, manufacture and sell our product without infringing the patents or
other proprietary rights of third parties. Numerous U.S. and foreign issued patents and pending patent applications owned by third
parties exist in the diabetes medical device area. There may be existing patents, unknown to us, on which our activities with
our insulin pump candidate could infringe.
If a third party
claims that our actions infringe on its patents or other proprietary rights, we could face a number of issues that could seriously
harm our competitive position, including, but not limited to:
· infringement and other intellectual
property claims that, even if meritless, can be costly and time-consuming, delay the regulatory approval process and divert management’s
attention from our core business operations;
· substantial damages for infringement,
including consequential damages for lost of profits or market share, if a court determines that our products or technologies infringe
on a third party’s patent or other proprietary rights;
· a court prohibiting us from
selling or licensing our products or technologies unless the holder licenses the patent or other proprietary rights to us, which
it is not required to do; and
· even if a license is available
from a holder, we may have to pay substantial royalties or grant cross-licenses to our patents or other proprietary rights.
If any of these
events occur, it could significantly harm our operations and financial condition and negatively affect our stock price.
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Healthcare
reform laws could adversely affect our product and financial condition.
During the past
several years, the U.S. healthcare industry has been subject to an increase in governmental regulation at both the federal and
state levels. Efforts to control healthcare costs, including limiting access to care, alternative delivery models and changes
in the methods used to determine reimbursement scenarios and rates, are ongoing at the federal and state government levels. There
are provisions of law that provide for the creation of a new public-private Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute tasked
with identifying comparative effectiveness research priorities. For example, establishing a research project agenda and contracting
with entities to conduct the research in accordance with the agenda. Research findings published by this institute are publicly
disseminated. It is difficult at this time to determine whether a comparative effectiveness analysis impacting our business will
be done, and assuming one is, what impact that analysis will have on our insulin pump or our future financial results.
In addition,
the Affordable Care Act, or the ACA, and related healthcare reform laws, regulations and initiatives have significantly increased
regulation of managed care plans and decreased reimbursement to Medicare managed care. Some of these initiatives purport to, among
other things, require that health plan members have greater access to drugs not included on a plan’s formulary. Moreover,
to alleviate budget shortfalls, states have reduced or frozen payments to Medicaid managed care plans. We cannot accurately predict
the complete impact of these healthcare reform initiatives, but they could lead to a decreased demand for medical devices such
as our insulin pump and other outcomes that could adversely.
Some of the
provisions of the ACA have yet to be fully implemented, and certain provisions have been subject to judicial and Congressional
challenges. In addition, there have been efforts by the Trump administration to repeal or replace certain aspects of the ACA and
to alter the implementation of the ACA and related laws. For example, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted on December 22, 2017,
eliminated the shared responsibility payment for individuals who fail to maintain minimum essential coverage under section 5000A
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, commonly referred to as the “individual mandate,” effective January 1, 2019.
Further, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 among other things, amended the Medicare statute, effective January 1, 2019, to reduce
the coverage gap in most Medicare drug plans, commonly known as the “donut hole,” by raising the manufacturer discount
under the Medicare Part D coverage gap discount program to 70%. It is unclear how the ACA and its implementation, as well as efforts
to repeal or replace, or invalidate, the ACA, or portions thereof, will affect our insulin pump or our business. Additional legislative
changes, regulatory changes, and judicial challenges related to the ACA remain possible. It is possible that the ACA, as currently
enacted or as it may be amended in the future, and other healthcare reform measures that may be adopted in the future, could have
an adverse effect on our industry generally and on our ability to commercialize our insulin pump and achieve profitability.
If we
are able to obtain all regulatory approvals and have completed all other steps needed to be taken to commercialize our insulin
pump, if we or any contract manufacturers we select fails to comply with the FDA’s quality system regulations, the manufacturing
and distribution of our product could be interrupted, and our product sales and operating results could suffer.
A material step
in the process of the commercialization of our product will involve selecting a manufacturer or manufacturers for our pump. We
and any future contract manufacturers of our insulin pump will be required to comply with the FDA’s quality system regulations,
which impose a complex regulatory framework that covers the procedures and documentation of the design, testing, production, control,
quality assurance, labeling, packaging, sterilization, storage and shipping of medical devices. The FDA enforces its quality system
regulations through periodic unannounced inspections. We cannot assure you that, in the future, any manufacturing facilities owned
by us or any contract manufacturer will pass any quality system inspection. In the event that our or any contract manufacturer’s
facilities fails a quality system inspection, the manufacturing or distribution of our product could be interrupted and our operations
disrupted. Failure to take adequate and timely corrective action in response to an adverse quality system inspection could force
a suspension or shutdown of any packaging and labeling operations or then manufacturing operations of any contract manufacturers,
or a recall of our insulin pump. If any of these events were to occur, we at such time would not be able to provide our customers
with the quantity of insulin pumps that they require on a timely basis, our reputation could be harmed and we could lose any customers
we then have, any or all of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We may
undertake infringement or other legal proceedings against third parties, causing us to spend substantial resources on litigation
and exposing our own intellectual property portfolio to challenge.
We may come
to believe that third parties are infringing on our patents or other proprietary rights. To prevent infringement or unauthorized
use, we may need to file infringement and/or misappropriation suits, which are very expensive and time-consuming, could result
in meritorious counterclaims against us and would distract management’s attention. Also, in an infringement or misappropriation
proceeding, a court may decide that one or more of our patents is invalid, unenforceable, or both, in which case third parties
may be able to use our technology without paying license fees or royalties. Even if the validity of our patents is upheld, a court
may refuse to stop the other party from using the technology at issue on the grounds that the other party’s activities are
not covered by our patents. See “Our Business – Patents,” below.
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We may
become involved in disputes with our present or future contract partners over intellectual property ownership or other matters,
which would have a significant effect on our business.
Inventions discovered
in the course of performance of contracts with third parties or contractors may become jointly owned by such third party contractors
and us, in some cases, and the exclusive property of one of us, in other cases. Under some circumstances, it may be difficult
to determine who owns a particular invention or whether it is jointly owned, and disputes could arise regarding ownership or use
of those inventions or jointly developed improvements thereto. Other disputes may also arise relating to the performance or alleged
breach of our agreements with third parties. Any disputes could be costly and time-consuming, and an unfavorable outcome could
have a significant adverse effect on our business. See “Our Business –Use of Proprietary Technology,” below.
Assuming
our insulin pump receives FDA clearance or approval, our insulin pump will still be subject to recalls, which would harm our reputation,
business operations and financial results.
Even assuming
we obtain FDA approval or clearance with regard to our insulin pump, the FDA has the authority to require the recall of our pump
if we commence manufacturing of our insulin pump and we or any contract manufacturers we retain fail to comply with relevant regulations
pertaining to manufacturing practices, labeling, advertising or promotional activities, or if new information is obtained concerning
the safety or efficacy of the product. A government-mandated recall could occur if the FDA finds that there is a reasonable probability
that our product would cause serious, adverse health consequences or death. A voluntary recall by us could occur as a result of
manufacturing defects, labeling deficiencies, packaging defects or other failures to comply with applicable regulations. Any recall
would divert management’s attention and financial resources and harm our reputation with customers. A recall involving our
insulin pump would be particularly harmful to our business, financial condition and results of operations because it is currently
our only product.
Any disruption
and/or instability in economic conditions and capital markets could adversely affect our ability to access the capital markets,
and thus adversely affect our business and liquidity.
Negative economic
conditions and issues with regard to the financial markets, could have a negative impact on our ability to access the capital
markets, and thus have a negative impact on our then operations and liquidity. A general shortage of liquidity and credit combined
with the substantial losses in worldwide equity markets could lead to an extended worldwide recession in the future. If such occurred,
we would face significant challenges if conditions in the capital markets did not improve. Our ability to access the capital markets
under such circumstances could be severely restricted at a time when we need to access such markets, which could have a negative
impact on our business plans. Even if we are able to raise capital under such circumstances, it may not be at a price or on terms
that are favorable to us. We cannot predict the occurrence of future disruptions or how long such negative conditions might continue.
Because
our current insulin pump prototype is still in the development stage, it does not have reimbursement and is not approved for insurance
coverage. If in the future we are approved for and are otherwise able to commercialize our insulin pump, but are unable to obtain
adequate reimbursement or insurance coverage for such product from third-party payors, we will be unable to generate significant
revenue.
Because our
current insulin pump prototype is still in the development stage, it does not have reimbursement and is not approved for insurance
coverage. The future availability of insurance coverage and reimbursement for newly approved medical devices is highly uncertain.
In the United States, patients using insulin pumps are generally reimbursed for all or part of the product cost by Medicare or
other third-party payors. Any future commercial success of our insulin pump will be substantially dependent on whether third-party
coverage and reimbursement is available for future customers. Medicare, Medicaid, health maintenance organizations and other third-party
payors are increasingly attempting to contain healthcare costs by limiting both coverage and the level of reimbursement of new
medical devices, and, as a result, they may not cover or provide adequate reimbursement for our insulin pump, assuming we are
able to fully develop and obtain all regulatory approval to market it in the United States. Accordingly, unless government and
other third- party payors provide coverage and reimbursement for our insulin pump, patients may not use it, which would cause
investors to lose their entire investment.
We are
subject to the oversight of the SEC and other regulatory agencies. Investigations by those agencies could divert management’s
focus and could have a material adverse effect on our reputation and financial condition.
We are subject
to the regulation and oversight of the SEC and state regulatory agencies, in addition to the FDA. As a result, we may face legal
or administrative proceedings by these agencies. We are unable to predict the effect of any investigations on our business, financial
condition or reputation. In addition, publicity surrounding any investigation, even if ultimately resolved in our favor, could
have a material adverse effect on our business.
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We are
a “smaller reporting company” and, as a result of the reduced disclosure and governance requirements applicable to
smaller reporting companies, our common stock may be less attractive to investors.
We are a “smaller
reporting company,” and are subject to lesser disclosure obligations in our SEC filings compared to other issuers. Specifically,
“smaller reporting companies” are able to provide simplified executive compensation disclosures in their filings,
are exempt from the provisions of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requiring that independent registered public accounting
firms provide an attestation report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and have certain other decreased
disclosure obligations in their SEC filings, including, among other things, only being required to provide two years of audited
financial statements in annual reports. Decreased disclosures in our SEC filings due to our status as a “smaller reporting
company” may make it harder for investors to analyze our operating results and financial prospects.
Our shares
of common stock are quoted on the OTCQB Venture Market, and the trading market for our common stock is limited.
Our shares of
common stock are traded on the OTCQB Venture Market. There is currently a limited trading market for our common stock, and, prior
to 2021, there had been no active trading market for our common stock. While we believe an active trading market for our common
stock is developing, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for our common stock will develop, or, even if one
develops, it will be sustained.
We do
not expect any cash dividends to be paid on our shares of common stock for the foreseeable future.
We have never
declared or paid a cash dividend and we do not anticipate declaring or paying dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable
future. We expect to use future financing proceeds and earnings, if any, to fund operating expenses. Consequently, shareholders’
only opportunity to achieve a return on their investment is if the price of our stock appreciates and they sell their shares at
a profit. We cannot assure shareholders of a positive return on their investment when they sell their shares or that shareholders
will not lose the entire amount of their investment.
If the
beneficial ownership of our common stock continues to be highly concentrated, it may prevent our shareholders from influencing
significant corporate decisions.
As of March
31, 2021, our executive officers, directors and certain persons who may be deemed their affiliates beneficially owned substantially
in excess of 50.1% of our issued and outstanding common stock. As a result, such persons may exercise substantial influence over
the outcome of corporate actions requiring shareholder approval including, without limitation, the election of directors, certain
mergers, consolidations and sales of all or substantially all of our assets or any other significant corporate transactions. Such
persons may also vote against a change of control, even if such a change of control would benefit our other shareholders.
Sale
of our common stock by shareholders could encourage short sales by third parties, which could contribute to the further decline
of our stock price.
The significant
downward pressure on the price of our common stock that would be caused by the sale of material amounts of our common stock could
encourage short sales by third parties. Such an event could place further downward pressure on the price of our common stock.
We
are an emerging growth company, and we cannot be certain if the reduced reporting requirements applicable to emerging growth companies
will make our common stock less attractive to investors.
We are an
“emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the JOBS Act). For as long
as we continue to be an emerging growth company, we may take advantage of exemptions from various reporting requirements that
are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, including not being required to comply with the
auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive
compensation in this prospectus and our periodic reports and proxy statements and exemptions from the requirements of holding
nonbinding advisory votes on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
We could be an emerging growth company for up to five years following the year in which we complete this offering, although circumstances
could cause us to lose that status earlier. We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (i) the last day of
the fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary of the completion of the first sale of shares covered by this prospectus,
(b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.07 billion or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated
filer, which requires the market value of our common stock that is held by non-affiliates to exceed $700.0 million as of the prior
September 30 th , and (ii) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt during the
prior three-year period.
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Our
common stock may be classified as “penny stock” and trading of our shares may be restricted by the SEC’s penny
stock regulations.
Our common
stock is traded on the OTCQB Venture Market. Rules 15g-1 through 15g-9 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act impose sales
practice and disclosure requirements on certain brokers-dealers who engage in transactions involving a “penny stock.”
The SEC has adopted regulations which generally define “penny stock” to be any equity security that has a market price
of less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. Our common shares
may be covered by the penny stock rules, which impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell to persons
other than established customers and “accredited investors.” The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior
to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document in a
form prepared by the SEC, which provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market.
The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of
the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction, and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny
stock held in the customer’s account. In addition, the penny stock rules require that, prior to a transaction in a penny
stock that is not otherwise exempt, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable
investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements
may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for stock that is subject to these penny
stock rules. Consequently, these penny stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to trade our common stock. We believe
that the penny stock rules may discourage investor interest in and limit the marketability and reduce the level of trading activity
of our common shares. The market price of our common stock may suffer as a result.
Future
sales of our securities could adversely affect the market price of our common stock and our future capital-raising activities
could involve the issuance of equity securities, which would dilute your investment and could result in a decline in the trading
price of our common stock.
We may sell
securities in the public or private equity markets at prices per share below the current market price of our common stock, even
if we do not have an immediate need for additional capital at that time. Sales of substantial amounts of shares of our common
stock, or the perception that such sales could occur, could adversely affect the prevailing market price of our shares and our
ability to raise capital. We may issue additional shares of common stock in future financing transactions or as incentive compensation
for our executive management and other key personnel, consultants and advisors. Issuing any equity securities would be dilutive
to the equity interests represented by our then-outstanding shares of common stock. Moreover, sales of substantial amounts of
shares in the public market, or the perception that such sales could occur, may adversely affect the prevailing market price of
our common stock and make it more difficult for us to raise additional capital.
Our
certificate of incorporation allows for our board of directors to create new series of preferred stock without further approval
by our shareholders, which could adversely affect the rights of the holders of our common stock.
Our board
of directors has the authority to fix and determine the relative rights and preferences of preferred stock. Currently, our board
of directors has the authority to designate and issue up to 5,000,000 shares of our preferred stock without further shareholder
approval. In the future, our board of directors could authorize the issuance of one or more series of preferred stock that would
grant to holders, among other rights, the preferred right to our assets upon liquidation, the right to receive dividend payments
before dividends are distributed to the holders of common stock and the right to the redemption of our preferred shares acquired
by such persons, together with a premium, prior to the redemption of our common stock. In addition, our board of directors could
authorize the issuance of a series of preferred stock that has greater voting power than our common stock or that is convertible
into our common stock, which could decrease the relative voting power of our common stock or result in dilution to our existing
shareholders.
We
have not held regular annual meetings of shareholders in the past, and if we are required by the Nevada District Court to hold
an annual meeting pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes §78.345(1), it could result in the unanticipated expenditure of funds,
time and other Company resources.
Section
2.01 of our Amended Bylaws provides that an annual meeting of shareholders shall be held each year on a date and at a time designated
by our board of directors. Section 78.345(1) of the Nevada Revised Statutes provides that, if there is a failure to hold the annual
meeting for a period of 18 months after the last election of directors, shareholders owning at least 15% of the voting power of
the outstanding common stock may apply to the Nevada district court to order the election of directors. We have not held regular
annual meetings of shareholders in the past because approximately 75% of our voting stock is owned by our largest shareholders,
thereby making it easy to obtain written consent in lieu of a meeting when necessary. Moreover, handling matters by written consent
allows us to save on financial and administrative resources required to prepare for and hold such annual meetings. To our knowledge,
no shareholder or director has requested our management to hold such an annual meeting and no shareholder or director has applied
to the Nevada district court seeking an order directing us to hold such an annual meeting of shareholders. However, if one or
more shareholders or directors were to apply to the Nevada district court seeking such an order, and if the Nevada district court
were to order an annual meeting before we were prepared to hold one, the preparation for an annual meeting of shareholders and
the meeting itself could result in the unanticipated expenditure of funds, time, and other resources of ours.
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If
we fail to establish and maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to report our financial results
accurately or prevent fraud. Any inability to report and file our financial results accurately and timely could harm our reputation
and adversely affect the trading price of our common stock.
Effective
internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and prevent fraud. If we cannot provide reliable
financial reports or prevent fraud, we may not be able to manage our business as effectively as we would if an effective control
environment existed, and our business and reputation with investors may be harmed.
If we are unable to maintain effective internal controls, we may not have adequate, accurate or timely financial information,
and we may be unable to meet our reporting obligations as a public company, including the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 (the Sarbanes-Oxley Act). In addition, we may be unable to accurately report our financial results in future periods,
or report them within the timeframes required by the requirements of the SEC or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Failure to comply
with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, when and as applicable, could also potentially subject us to sanctions or investigations by
the SEC or other regulatory authorities. Any failure to maintain or implement required new or improved controls, or any difficulties
we encounter in their implementation, could result in identification of additional material weaknesses or significant deficiencies,
cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations or result in material misstatements in our financial statements.
Furthermore,
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and related regulations require our management to evaluate the effectiveness of our internal
control over financial reporting as of the end of each fiscal year. Based on its evaluation, our management concluded that our
internal controls over financial reporting were effective as of March 31, 2021. We cannot provide assurance that, in the future,
a material weakness or significant deficiency will not exist or otherwise be discovered. If that were to happen, it could harm
our operating results and cause shareholders to lose confidence in our reported financial information. Any such loss of confidence
would have a negative effect on the trading price of our securities.
Our
board of directors is able to adopt recapitalizations through forward or reverse splits of our outstanding shares of common stock
without shareholder approval.
Pursuant
to our amended and restated articles of incorporation, our board of directors has the power, without obtaining shareholder approval,
to effectuate recapitalizations of the Company through forward or reverse splits of our outstanding common stock. As a result
of such provision, our board of directors can implement recapitalizations of the Company by effectuating a forward or reverse
stock split of our outstanding common stock, which would increase or decrease each of our shareholder’s number of shares
owned, and our shareholders will have no right to approve or disapprove any such action even if such actions have a material adverse
effect on them.
ITEM 1B.
UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None
ITEM 2: PROPERTIES
Our principal
administrative and research and development functions are located in a leased facility in San Diego, California. We currently
occupy approximately 7,300 square feet of space in the San Diego facility, and the lease extends through June 2023. We believe
that our existing facility is adequate to meet our current needs.
ITEM 3:
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are not a
party to any pending legal proceeding. To the knowledge of our management, no federal, state or local governmental agency is presently
contemplating any proceeding against us. No director, executive officer or affiliate of ours or owner of record or beneficially
of more than five percent of our common stock is a party adverse to us or has a material interest adverse to us in any proceeding.
ITEM 4: MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable
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PART II
ITEM 5:
MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Our common stock
is currently quoted on the OTCQB Venture Market under the trading symbol “MODD.” Trading in shares of our common stock
is limited and sporadic. There is no established trading market for shares of our common stock and no assurances can be given
that any such trading market will develop or be maintained.
Holders of
Record
As of March
31, 2021, we had approximately 100 holders of record of our common stock. This does not include beneficial owners holding common
stock in street name. As such, the number of beneficial holders of our shares could be substantially larger than the number of
shareholders of record.
Dividend
Policy
We have never
declared or paid any dividends on our capital stock. We currently expect to retain future earnings, if any, for use in the operation
and expansion of our business and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
Securities Authorized for Issuance
under Equity Compensation Plan
In October 2017,
our board of directors approved the Amended 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2017 Plan) and reserved 3,000,000 shares of our common
stock to be issued thereunder. In January 2020, our board of directors approved an amendment to the 2017 Plan to increase the
number of shares reserved for issuance by 1,000,000 shares. The following table shows shares of our common stock authorized for
issuance under our 2017 Plan as of March 31, 2021:
Plan Category
Number of Securities
to be Issued
Upon Exercise of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights
Weighted Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights
Number of Securities
Remaining Available for
Future Issuance under
Equity Compensation
Plans (excluding
Securities reflected
in Column (a))
(a)
(b)
I
Equity compensation plans approved by
security holders(1)
3,591,755
$ 1.75
408,245
(1) The 2017 Plan allows for
grants in the form of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock units, stock awards, stock appreciation rights,
and other stock-based awards. All of our officers, directors, employees, consultants and advisors are eligible to receive grants
under the Plan. Options to purchase shares of common stock are granted at exercise prices not less than 100% of fair value on
the dates of grant.
Recent Sales
of Unregistered Securities
2021 Placement
Between February
and May 2021, we issued to accredited investors in the 2021 Placement, $6,610,550
aggregate principal amount of our 12% unsecured convertible promissory notes, due 12 months
from each respective issuance date, at par and warrants to purchase in the aggregate 2,285,736 shares of our common stock at an
exercise price of $8.00 per share, exercisable for a 5-year period, as provided in such warrants. We intend to use net
proceeds from the 2021 Placement for business development, including, without limitation, working capital and general corporate
purposes.
Other Transactions
In 2021, we
issued a total of 133,500 shares of common stock to three service providers in exchange for services rendered, and, in 2019, we
sold 30,000 shares of our common stock to a service provider.
2020 Placement
Between March
and December 2020, we sold to accredited investors in a private placement (the 2020 Placement) a total of 962,387 shares of our
common stock at a purchase price of $2.87 per share. The 2020 Placement resulted in gross proceeds to us of $2,762,054.
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2018 Placement
Between November
2018 and March 2019, we sold to accredited investors in a private placement (the 2018 Placement) a total of 1,856,988 shares of
our common stock at a purchase price of $2.25 per share, resulting in gross proceeds to us of $4,142,666.
The above
sales of our securities were made pursuant to exemptions from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) and/or Rule 506 of Regulation
D of the Securities Act. We made such determinations based upon representations by the purchasers of such securities including,
without limitation, that such purchasers were “accredited investors” as defined in the Securities Act.
Repurchases
of Equity Securities
None
ITEM 6:
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Not required
ITEM 7:
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following
discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and
related notes included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This discussion may contain forward-looking statements based upon current
expectations that involve risks and uncertainties, including those discussed under Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors.”
These risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements.
Overview
We are a development-stage
medical device company focused on the design, development and eventual commercialization of an innovative insulin pump to address
shortcomings and problems represented by the relatively limited adoption of currently available pumps for insulin dependent people
with diabetes. We have developed a hardware technology allowing people with insulin-dependent diabetes to receive their daily
insulin in two ways, through a continuous “basal” delivery allowing a small amount of insulin to be in the blood at
all times and a “bolus” delivery to address meal time glucose input and to address when the blood glucose level becomes
excessively high. By addressing the time and effort required to effectively treat their condition, we believe we can address the
less technically savvy, less motivated part of the market.
We have completed
development of, but have not yet obtained U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, clearance for, our insulin pump, and we have
therefore not generated any revenues from product sales. Our net losses were approximately $7.4 million and $5.3 million for the
years ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. As of March 31, 2021, we had negative working capital of approximately $1.6
million and an accumulated deficit of approximately $15.9 million.
Historically, we have financed our
operations principally through private placements of our common stock, and, more recently, of convertible promissory notes. In
May 2021, we completed the 2021 Placement and issued $6,610,550 aggregate principal amount of our convertible promissory notes
(the 2021 Notes), at par, and warrants to purchase shares of our common stock. For further discussion of the 2021 Placement and
the 2021 Notes, see Notes 3 and 12 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Report and below under Liquidity .
Based on our
current operating plan, substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least one year from
the date that the financial statements included in Item 8 of this Report are issued exists. Our ability to continue as a going
concern depends on our ability to raise additional capital, through the sale of equity or debt securities, to support our future
operations. If we are unable to secure additional capital, we will be required to curtail our research and development initiatives
and take additional measures to reduce costs.
Impacts of COVID-19
The global outbreak
of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization and a national emergency by
the U.S. government in March 2020. This has negatively affected the U.S. and global economy, disrupted global supply
chains, significantly restricted travel and transportation, resulted in mandated closures and orders to “shelter-in-place”
and created significant disruption of the financial markets. The full extent of the COVID-19 impact on our operational and financial
performance will depend on future developments, including, without limitation, the duration and spread of the pandemic and related
actions taken by U.S. and foreign government agencies to prevent disease spread, all of which are uncertain, out of our control,
and cannot be predicted.
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In March 2020,
Santa Diego County in California, where we are based, and the state of California issued “shelter-in-place” orders
(the Orders). We have been complying with the Orders and, until May 2021, had minimized business activities at our San Diego facility
since March 2020. During that time, we implemented a teleworking policy for our employees and contractors to reduce on-site activity
at our facility. We have and continue to experience longer lead times for certain components used to manufacture initial quantities
of our products for our submission to the FDA, which is expected to occur in the quarter ending December 31, 2021. We remain diligent
in continuing to identify and manage risks to our business given the changing uncertainties related to COVID-19. While we believe
that our operations personnel are currently in a position to build an adequate supply of products for our FDA submission, we recognize
that unpredictable events could create difficulties in the months ahead. We may not be able to address these difficulties in a
timely manner, which could delay our submission to the FDA and negatively impact our business, results of operations, financial
condition and cash flows.
The continued
spread of COVID-19 has also led to disruption and volatility in the global capital markets. We were recently able to raise additional
capital in a private placement (see discussion below under Liquidity ), however, we need to raise additional capital
to support our operations in the future. We may be unable to access the capital markets or additional capital may only be available
to us on terms that could be significantly detrimental to our existing stockholders and to our business.
For additional
information on risks that could impact our future results, please refer to “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of this
Report.
Results of
Operations
The following
discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this
Report.
Research
and Development
Years ended March 31,
Year-over-Year Change
2021
2020
2021 to 2020
Research and development
$ 4,083,303
$ 3,034,152
$ 1,049,151
34.6 %
Our research
and development expenses include personnel, overhead and other costs associated with the development of our insulin pump product.
We expense research and development costs as they are incurred.
Research and
development, or R&D, expenses increased in fiscal 2021 compared with fiscal 2020 primarily due to increased engineering and
operations personnel and consulting costs. Our R&D employee headcount increased to 17 at March 31, 2021, from 10 at March
31, 2020. R&D expenses included stock-based compensation expenses of $390,045 and $422,625 for fiscal 2021 and fiscal
2020, respectively. We expect R&D expenses to continue to increase in fiscal 2022, as we continue to advance the development
of our pump product and develop a low-volume manufacturing process.
General and
Administrative
Years ended March 31,
Year-over-Year Change
2021
2020
2021 to 2020
General and administrative
$ 3,253,412
$ 2,313,870
$ 939,542
40.6 %
General and
administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel and related overhead costs for marketing, finance, human resources and
general management.
General and
administrative expenses, or G&A, increased in fiscal 2021 compared with fiscal 2020 primarily as a result of increased personnel
and consulting costs, stock-based compensation expenses and professional services fees related to our financing activities. Our
full-time G&A headcount increased to four at March 31, 2021 from two at March 31, 2020. G&A expenses included stock-based
compensation expenses of $837,533 and $378,619 for fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2020, respectively. We expect G&A expenses to continue
to increase in fiscal 2022, as we commence the commercialization of our product and increase headcount.
Interest Income
Years ended March 31,
Year-over-Year Change
2021
2020
2021 to 2020
Interest income
$ 130
$ 28,749
$ (28,619 )
(99.5 )%
Interest expense
$ 39,791
$ —
$ 39,791
—
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Interest income
consisted of interest earned on our cash deposits. The decrease in interest income for fiscal 2021 compared with fiscal 2020 was
primarily attributable to lower average cash balances during fiscal 2021.
Interest expense represents interest
on our 2021 Notes.
Liquidity
and Going Concern
As a development-stage
enterprise, we do not currently have revenues to generate cash flows to cover operating expenses. Since our inception, we have
incurred operating losses and negative cash flows in each year due to costs incurred in connection with R&D activities and
G&A expenses associated with our operations. For the years ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, we incurred net losses of approximately
$7.4 million and $5.3 million, respectively. At March 31, 2021, we had a cash balance of $1.5 million and an accumulated deficit
of approximately $16 million. When considered with our current operating plan, these conditions raise substantial doubt about
our ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least one year from the date that the financial statements included
in Item 8 of this Report are issued. Our financial statements do not include adjustments to the amounts and classification of
assets and liabilities that may be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a
going concern depends on our ability to raise additional capital, through the sale of equity or debt securities to support our
future operations, and we are currently seeking such additional financing. In fiscal 2021, we completed the 2021 Placement of
our 2021 Notes for gross proceeds of $6,560,000, we sold shares of our common stock for gross proceeds of $1,838,056 as part of
the 2020 Placement and obtained a $368,000 loan from Silicon Valley Bank in April 2020 under the U.S. Small Business Administration
Paycheck Protection Program, which loan was forgiven in May 2021. Our operating needs include the planned costs to operate our
business, including amounts required to fund research and development activities, including clinical studies, working capital
and capital expenditures. Our future capital requirements and the adequacy of our available funds will depend on many factors,
including, without limitation, our ability to successfully commercialize our product, competing technological and market developments,
and the need to enter into collaborations with other companies or acquire other companies or technologies to enhance or complement
our product offerings. If we are unable to secure additional capital timely, we will be required to curtail our research and development
initiatives and take additional measures to reduce costs in order to conserve our cash.
In fiscal 2021,
we used $5,908,662 in operating activities, which primarily resulted from our net loss of $7,377,976 and changes to operating
assets and liabilities of $61,147, as adjusted for non-cash charges and gains, which included stock-based compensation expenses
of $1,227,578, $68,880 for issuances of shares of common stock in exchange for services, $109,731 related to the lease right-of-use
asset and liability and depreciation and amortization expenses of $111,015. Such changes in assets and liabilities primarily related
to the timing of payments to vendors. In fiscal 2020, we used $4,094,839 in operating activities, which primarily resulted from
our net loss of $ 5,320,873, partially offset by changes to operating assets and liabilities of $389,359, and adjusted for non-cash
charges and gains, which included stock-based compensation expenses of $801,244, depreciation and amortization expenses of $35,431.
Such changes in assets and liabilities primarily related to the timing of payments to vendors, offset by an increase in security
deposits. Increased cash usage during fiscal 2021 was due to increased operating activities related to the development and
eventual commercialization of our product.
In fiscal 2021,
cash used in investing activities of $109,669 was for the purchase of property and equipment. We used $260,789 of cash to purchase
property and equipment in fiscal 2020.
Cash provided
by financing activities for fiscal 2021 totaled $4,364,662 and was attributable to $1,785,882 of net proceeds from the sale of
shares of our common stock in the 2020 Placement, $368,760 of proceeds from the PPP Note and $2,210,000 of gross proceeds from
the issuance of our 2021 Notes in the quarter ended March 31, 2021. Our financing activities for fiscal 2020 included $923,994
of proceeds from the 2020 Placement.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our consolidated
financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Report describes the significant accounting policies
and methods used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. We have identified the accounting policies below as
some of the more critical to our business and the understanding of our results of operations. These policies may involve estimates
and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Although we believe our judgments
and estimates are appropriate, actual future results may differ from our estimates, and if different assumptions or conditions
were to prevail, the results could be materially different from our reported results.
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Use of estimates
The preparation
of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) requires
us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets
and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting
periods. Estimates may include those pertaining to accruals, stock-based compensation and income taxes. Actual results could materially
differ from those estimates.
Stock-based compensation
We recognize
stock-based compensation for stock options granted to employees and non-employees on a straight-line basis over the requisite
service period, usually the vesting period, based on the grant-date fair value. We estimate the value of stock options on the
date of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing model. The determination of fair value of share-based payment awards on the date
of grant using an option-pricing model is affected by the option price, as well as assumptions regarding a number of highly complex
and subjective variables. These variables include, but are not limited to, the expected stock price volatility over the term
of the awards, and projected stock option exercise behaviors.
Income taxes
We determine
deferred tax assets and liabilities based upon the differences between the financial statement and tax bases of our assets and
liabilities using tax rates in effect for the year in which we expect the differences to affect taxable income. A valuation allowance
is established for any deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that all or a portion of the deferred tax assets
will not be realized. Based on the available information and other factors, management believes it is more likely than not that
our federal and state net deferred tax assets will not be fully realized, and we have recorded a full valuation allowance.
We account for
uncertain tax positions in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 740, Income Taxes . When
tax returns are filed, it is likely that some positions taken would be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, while
others are subject to uncertainty about the merits of the position taken or the amount of the position that would be ultimately
sustained. The benefit of a tax position is recognized in the consolidated financial statements in the period during which, based
on all available evidence, management believes it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination,
including the resolution of appeals or litigation processes, if any. Tax positions taken are not offset or aggregated with other
positions. Tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are measured as the largest amount of tax benefit
that is more than 50 percent likely of being realized upon settlement with the applicable taxing authority. The portion of the
benefits associated with tax positions taken that exceeds the amount measured as described above is reflected as a liability for
unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets along with any associated interest and penalties that
would be payable to the taxing authorities upon examination. Interest associated with unrecognized tax benefits is classified
as interest expense and penalties are classified in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements
of income.
Leases
We account for
our leases under Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-02, Leases (ASC 842), and related ASUs,
which provide supplementary guidance and clarifications. Under ASC 842, all significant lease arrangements are generally
recognized at lease commencement. Operating lease right-of-use (ROU) assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement
date. A ROU asset and corresponding lease liability are not recorded for leases with an initial term of 12 months or less (short-term
leases), and we recognize lease expense for these leases as incurred over the lease term.
ROU assets represent
our right to use an underlying asset during the reasonably certain lease terms, and lease liabilities represent our obligation
to make lease payments arising from the lease. Our lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is
reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement
date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. We use our incremental borrowing rate, based on the information
available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The operating lease ROU asset also includes
any lease payments related to initial direct cost and prepayments and excludes lease incentives. Lease expense is recognized on
a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We do not maintain
any off-balance sheet arrangements or obligations that are reasonably likely to have a material current or future effect on our
financial condition, results of operations, liquidity or capital resources.
Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
None
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ITEM 7A:
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not required.
ITEM 8:
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Report
of Independent Registered Accounting Firm – Farber Hass Hurley LLP
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
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Consolidated Statements of Operations
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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Audit Committee and
Stockholders of Modular Medical, Inc.
Opinion
on the Financial Statements
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Modular Medical, Inc. (the “Company”) as of March 31, 2021
and 2020, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years then
ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial
statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of March 31, 2021 and 2020, and
the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America.
Emphasis
of Matter – Going Concern
The accompanying
consolidated financial statements have been prepared to assume the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note
1 to the financial statements, the Company expects to continue to incur operating losses for the foreseeable future and incur
cash outflows from operations as it continues to invest in the development and subsequent commercialization of its product. The
Company expects that its research and development and general and administrative expenses will continue to increase, and, as a
result, it will eventually need to generate significant product revenues to achieve profitability. These circumstances raise substantial
doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described
in Note 1. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis
for Opinion
These consolidated
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company
in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the PCAOB.
We conducted
our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error
or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial
reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but
not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits
included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether
due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis,
evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the
consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical
Audit Matters
The critical
audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that
were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (i) relate to accounts or disclosures that are
material to the consolidated financial statements and (ii) involved especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgment. The
communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken
as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit
matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
Going
Concern
As described
further in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has incurred losses since inception, and expects to continue to incur
operating losses for the foreseeable future and incur cash outflows from operations as it continues to invest in the development
and subsequent commercialization of its product. The Company expects that its research and development and general and administrative
expenses will continue to increase, and, as a result, it will eventually need to generate significant product revenues to achieve
profitability. These circumstances raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within
one year after the date that these consolidated financial statements are issued.
We identified
management’s assessment of the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern as a critical audit matter due to
inherent complexities and uncertainties related to the Company’s projections of operations. Auditing management’s
going concern assessment involved a high degree of auditor judgment and audit effort due to the impact of these assumptions on
the determination of the degree of doubt regarding the ability of the entity to continue as a going concern. The primary procedures
we performed to address this critical audit matter included:
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· We
evaluated the reasonableness of key assumptions underlying management’s conclusion.
· We
evaluated that the disclosures included in the Form 10-K were complete and accurate and
in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
· We
evaluated the impact of the Company’s existing financing arrangements on their
ability to continue as a going concern.
Grants
of Stock Options
As discussed
in Note 5, during the year ended March 31, 2021, the Company granted 490,476 options to purchase shares of its common stock with
10-year terms and a grant-date fair value of $1,101,737 to employees, directors and consultants. Management is required to analyze
the fair value of each option granted and amortize it over its vesting period.
We identified
the grant of stock options as a critical audit matter. Management’s estimates regarding fair value of options
result in the application of a high degree of auditor judgment.
The primary
procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter included the following:
· We
gained an understanding of Company’s processes and controls in place for determining
the fair value of each granted option.
· We
evaluated the option price model the management selected to determine the fair value,
and analyzed the underlying data used in the calculations.
· We
also recalculated the fair value of each option granted.
/s/ Farber Hass Hurley
LLP
We have served as the Company’s
auditor since 2018.
Chatsworth, California
June 29, 2021
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Modular Medical,
Inc.
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
March 31,
ASSETS
2021
2020
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 1,468,465
$ 3,122,134
Prepaid expenses
178,158
63,853
Other current assets
2,466
306
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
1,649,089
3,186,293
Property and equipment, net
298,958
301,308
Right of use asset, net
200,124
270,950
Security deposit
100,000
100,000
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS
599,082
672,258
TOTAL ASSETS
$ 2,248,171
$ 3,858,551
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable
$ 169,284
$ 367,019
Accrued expenses
499,948
202,160
Short-term lease liability
125,500
92,214
PPP note payable
368,780
—
Convertible notes payable
2,133,453
—
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
3,296,965
661,393
Long-term lease liability
184,355
178,736
Bonus payable
42,000
140,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES
3,523,320
980,129
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 10)
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding
—
—
Common Stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 18,906,148 shares and 17,870,261 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively
18,906
17,870
Additional paid-in capital
14,652,955
10,505,592
Common stock issuable
—
923,994
Accumulated deficit
(15,947,010 )
(8,569,034 )
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
(1,275,149 )
2,878,422
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
$ 2,248,171
$ 3,858,551
The accompanying
notes are an integral part of these audited consolidated financial statements
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Modular Medical,
Inc.
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
Year ended March 31,
2021
2020
Operating expenses
Research and development
$ 4,083,303
$ 3,034,152
General and administrative expenses
3,253,412
2,313,870
Total operating expenses
7,336,715
5,348,022
Loss from operations
(7,336,715 )
(5,348,022 )
Other income
Interest income
130
28,749
Interest expense
(39,791 )
—
Loss before income taxes
(7,376,376 )
(5,319,273 )
Provision for income taxes
1,600
1,600
Net loss
$ (7,377,976 )
$ (5,320,873 )
Net loss per share
Basic and diluted
$ (0.40 )
$ (0.30 )
Shares used in computing net loss per share
Basic and diluted
18,634,686
17,864,769
The accompanying
notes are an integral part of these audited consolidated financial statements
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Modular Medical,
Inc.
Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Common Stock
Additional
Paid-In
Common Stock
Accumulated
Stockholders’
Shares
Amount
Capital
Issuable
Deficit
Equity (Deficit)
Balance as of March 31, 2019
17,840,261
$ 17,840
$ 9,684,578
$ 19,800
$ (3,248,161 )
$ 6,474,057
Placement of common stock
—
—
—
923,994
—
923,994
Shares issued for services
30,000
30
19,770
(19,800 )
—
—
Stock-based compensation
—
—
801,244
—
—
801,244
Net loss
—
—
—
—
(5,320,873 )
(5,320,873 )
Balance as of March 31, 2020
17,870,261
$ 17,870
$ 10,505,592
$ 923,994
$ (8,569,034 )
$ 2,878,422
Placement of common stock
962,387
962
2,708,914
(923,994 )
—
1,785,882
Shares issued for services
73,500
74
210,871
—
—
210,945
Stock-based compensation
—
—
1,227,578
—
—
1,227,578
Net loss
—
—
—
—
(7,377,976 )
(7,377,976 )
Balance as of March 31, 2021
18,906,148
$ 18,906
$ 14,652,955
$ —
$ (15,947,010 )
$ (1,275,149 )
The accompanying
notes are an integral part of these audited consolidated financial statements
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Modular Medical,
Inc.
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
Year ended March 31,
2021
2020
Cash Flows from operating activities
Net loss
$ (7,377,976 )
$ (5,320,873 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Stock-based compensation expense
1,227,578
801,244
Depreciation and amortization
111,015
35,431
Shares for services
68,880
—
Amortization of lease right-of-use asset
70,826
—
Change in lease liability
38,905
—
Amortization of debt issuance costs
12,253
—
Other
1,004
—
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Other assets and prepaid expenses
25,600
(48,391 )
Security deposits
—
(92,500 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
(86,747 )
530,250
Net cash used in operating activities
(5,908,662 )
(4,094,839 )
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment
(109,669 )
(260,789 )
Net cash used in investing activities
(109,669 )
(260,789 )
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from private placement, net of issuance costs
1,785,882
923,994
Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes
2,210,000
—
Proceeds from issuance of PPP note payable
368,780
—
Net cash provided by financing activities
4,364,662
923,994
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(1,653,669 )
(3,431,634 )
Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of year
3,122,134
6,553,768
Cash and cash equivalents, at end of year
$ 1,468,465
$ 3,122,134
Supplemental disclosure:
Cash paid for:
Income taxes
$ 1,600
$ 1,600
The accompanying
notes are an integral part of these audited consolidated financial statements
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MODULAR MEDICAL,
INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 – THE COMPANY
AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Modular Medical,
Inc. (the Company) was incorporated in Nevada in October 1998 under the name Bear Lake Recreation, Inc. The Company had no material
business operations from 2002 until approximately 2017 when it acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Quasuras,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (Quasuras). As the major shareholder of Quasuras retained control of both the Company and Quasuras,
the share exchange was accounted for as a reverse merger. As such, the Company recognized the assets and liabilities of Quasuras,
acquired in the merger, at their historical carrying amounts. Prior to the acquisition of Quasuras and, since at least 2002, the
Company was a shell company, as defined in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act).
In June 2017, the Company changed its name from Bear Lake Recreation, Inc. to Modular Medical, Inc.
The Company
is a development-stage medical device company focused on the design, development and eventual commercialization of an innovative
insulin pump to address shortcomings and problems represented by the relatively limited adoption of currently available pumps
for insulin-dependent people with diabetes. The Company has developed a hardware technology allowing people with insulin-dependent
diabetes to receive their daily insulin in two ways, through a continuous “basal” delivery allowing a small amount
of insulin to be in the blood at all times and a “bolus” delivery to address meal time glucose input and to address
when the blood glucose level becomes excessively high. By addressing the time and effort required to effectively treat their condition,
the Company believes it can address the less technically savvy, less motivated part of the market.
The consolidated
financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America. The following summarizes the more significant of such policies:
Liquidity
Financial
Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Update (ASU) No. 2014-15 (ASU 2014-15), Going Concern,
requires management to evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt
about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are
issued. If management identifies conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue
as a going concern, management must consider if there are plans that are probable to be implemented, and whether it is probable
that the plans will mitigate the conditions or events raising the substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue
as a going concern. If the substantial doubt is not alleviated after consideration of management’s plans, the entity
must include a statement in the notes to the financial statements indicating that there is substantial doubt about the entity’s
ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued including: 1) the
principal conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern, 2)
management’s evaluation of the significance of those conditions or events in relation to the entity’s ability to meet
its obligations, and 3) management’s plans to attempt to mitigate the conditions or events causing the substantial doubt
about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company
expects to continue to incur operating losses for the foreseeable future and incur cash outflows from operations as it continues
to invest in the development and subsequent commercialization of its product. The Company expects that its research and development
and general and administrative expenses will continue to increase, and, as a result, it will eventually need to generate significant
product revenues to achieve profitability. These circumstances raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue
as a going concern within one year after the date that these consolidated financial statements are issued. Implementation of the
Company’s plans and its ability to continue as a going concern will depend upon the Company’s ability to raise additional
capital, through the sale of additional equity or debt securities, to support its future operations. There can be no assurance
that such additional capital, whether in the form of debt or equity financing, will be sufficient or available and, if available,
that such capital will be offered on terms and conditions acceptable to the Company. As discussed in notes 3 and 11, in
February 2021, the Company commenced a private placement of its convertible promissory notes to investors to fund its operations.
In addition, during fiscal 2021, the Company obtained additional equity financing through a private placement of its common stock
(see note 6), and the Company obtained a loan from Silicon Valley Bank in April 2020 (see notes 3 and 12).
The Company’s
operating needs include the planned costs to operate its business, including amounts required to fund working capital and capital
expenditures. The Company’s future capital requirements and the adequacy of its available funds will depend on many factors,
including the Company’s ability to successfully commercialize its product, competing technological and market developments,
and the need to enter into collaborations with other companies or acquire other companies or technologies to enhance or complement
its product offering. If the Company is unable to secure additional capital, it may be required to curtail its research and development
initiatives and take additional measures to reduce costs in order to conserve its cash. These consolidated financial statements
do not include any adjustments that might result from this uncertainty.
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Basis of
Presentation
The consolidated
financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Quasuras. All significant intercompany
transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company’s fiscal year ends on March 31 of each calendar
year. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current period presentation. These
reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations or cash flows.
Use of Estimates
The preparation
of the accompanying consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure
of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amount of revenues
and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates may include those pertaining to accruals, stock-based compensation and income
taxes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Reportable Segment
The Company operates in one business
segment and uses one measurement of profitability for its business.
Concentration
of Credit Risk
Financial instruments
that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents. Cash and
cash equivalents are deposited with high credit-quality institutions within the United States, which are insured by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) up to limits of approximately $250,000.
Risks and
Uncertainties
The Company
is subject to risks from, among other things, competition associated with the industry in general, other risks associated with
financing, liquidity requirements, rapidly changing customer requirements, limited operating history and the volatility of public
markets.
COVID-19
The global outbreak
of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization and a national emergency by
the U.S. government in March 2020. This has negatively affected the U.S. and global economy, disrupted global supply
chains, significantly restricted travel and transportation, resulted in mandated closures and orders to “shelter-in-place”
and created significant disruption of the financial markets. The full extent of the COVID-19 impact on the Company’s operational
and financial performance will depend on future developments, including the duration and spread of the pandemic and related actions
taken by U.S. and foreign government agencies to prevent disease spread, all of which are uncertain, out of the Company’s
control, and cannot be predicted.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash
equivalents include cash in hand and cash in demand deposits, certificates of deposit and all highly liquid debt instruments with
original maturities of three months or less.
Property and Equipment
Property and
equipment are originally recorded at cost. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives
of the assets, generally three to five years. Depreciation is recorded in operating expenses in the consolidated statements of
operations. Leasehold improvements and assets acquired through capital leases are amortized over the shorter of their estimated
useful life or the lease term, and amortization is recorded in operating expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company
measures the fair value of financial instruments using a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques
used to measure fair value into three broad levels:
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· Level 1 inputs to the valuation
methodology are quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
· Level 2 inputs to the valuation
methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the
asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.
· Level 3 inputs to the valuation
methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.
Due to
their short-term nature, the carrying values of cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued expenses, approximate fair value.
Research
and Development
The Company
expenses research and development expenditures as incurred.
General and
Administrative
General and
administrative expense consists primarily of payroll and benefit related costs, rent, office expenses, equipment supplies and
meetings and travel.
Stock-Based
Compensation
The Company
recognizes stock-based compensation for stock options granted to employees and non-employees on a straight-line basis over the
requisite service period, usually the vesting period, based on the grant-date fair value. The Company estimates the value of stock
options on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing model. The determination of fair value of share-based payment awards
on the date of grant using an option-pricing model is affected by the option price, as well as assumptions regarding a number
of highly complex and subjective variables. These variables include, but are not limited to, the expected stock price volatility
over the term of the awards, and projected stock option exercise behaviors.
Per-Share
Amounts
Basic net loss
per share is computed by dividing net loss for the period by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding
during the period. Diluted net loss per share gives effect to all potentially dilutive common shares outstanding during the period.
For the years ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, 3,591,755 and 3,177,945 outstanding options to purchase common stock were excluded
from the calculation of diluted net loss per share because their effect would be anti-dilutive.
Income Taxes
The Company
determines deferred tax assets and liabilities based upon the differences between the financial statement and tax bases of the
Company’s assets and liabilities using tax rates in effect for the year in which the Company expects the differences to
affect taxable income. A valuation allowance is established for any deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that
all or a portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Based on the available information and other factors, management
believes it is more likely than not that its federal and state net deferred tax assets will not be fully realized, and the Company
has recorded a full valuation allowance.
The Company
accounts for uncertain tax positions in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 740, Income
Taxes . When tax returns are filed, it is likely that some positions taken would be sustained upon examination by the taxing
authorities, while others are subject to uncertainty about the merits of the position taken or the amount of the position that
would be ultimately sustained. The benefit of a tax position is recognized in the consolidated financial statements in the period
during which, based on all available evidence, management believes it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained
upon examination, including the resolution of appeals or litigation processes, if any. Tax positions taken are not offset or aggregated
with other positions. Tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are measured as the largest amount
of tax benefit that is more than 50 percent likely of being realized upon settlement with the applicable taxing authority. The
portion of the benefits associated with tax positions taken that exceeds the amount measured as described above is reflected as
a liability for unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets along with any associated interest and
penalties that would be payable to the taxing authorities upon examination. Interest associated with unrecognized tax benefits
is classified as interest expense and penalties are classified in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated
statements of operations.
The Company
files U.S. federal and state income tax returns in jurisdictions with varying statutes of limitations. All tax returns
from 2016 to 2020 may be subject to examination by the U.S. federal and state tax authorities. As of March 31, 2021, the
Company has not recorded any liability for unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions.
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Comprehensive Loss
Comprehensive
loss represents the changes in equity of an enterprise, other than those resulting from stockholder transactions. Accordingly,
comprehensive loss may include certain changes in equity that are excluded from net loss. For the years ended March 31, 2021 and
2020, the Company’s comprehensive loss was the same as its net loss.
NOTE 2 – CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEET DETAIL
March 31,
Property and equipment, net:
2021
2020
Leasehold improvements
$ 139,197
$ 139,197
Office equipment
56,476
49,724
Computer equipment and software
52,383
51,882
Machinery and equipment
202,993
112,198
451,049
353,001
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
(152,091 )
(51,693 )
$ 298,958
$ 301,308
March 31,
Accrued expenses:
2021
2020
Accrued wages and bonus
$ 372,563
$ 198,160
Accrued placement fees
88,800
—
Accrued interest
27,538
—
Other
11,047
4,000
$ 499,948
$ 202,160
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NOTE 3 – NOTES PAYABLE
PPP Note
On April 24,
2020, the Company received a $368,780 unsecured loan (the PPP Note) under the Paycheck Protection Program (the PPP), which was
established under the U.S. government’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act). The PPP Note
to the Company was made through Silicon Valley Bank (the Lender), and the Company entered into a U.S. Small Business Administration
Paycheck Protection Program Note (the Agreement) with the Lender evidencing the PPP Note.
The full amount
of the PPP Note is due in April 2022. Interest will accrue on the outstanding principal balance of the PPP Note at a fixed rate
of 1.0% per annum, which shall be deferred for 10 months after the covered period during which the Company used the proceeds.
The Company may prepay principal of the PPP Note at any time in any amount without penalty. The Agreement contains customary events
of default relating to, among other things, payment defaults, breach of representations and warranties or provisions of the PPP
Note. The occurrence of an event of default may result in the repayment of all amounts outstanding, collection of all amounts
owing from the Company, and/or filing suit and obtaining judgment against the Company.
The Company
applied to the Lender for forgiveness of the PPP Note in October 2020, and the amount which may be forgiven will be equal to the
sum of the payroll and benefit costs and covered rent and utility payments incurred by the Company, as calculated in accordance
with the terms of the CARES Act.
Convertible
Promissory Notes
In
February and March 2021, the Company sold $2,210,000 of convertible promissory notes (the Notes), at par in a private placement
transaction effected pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the 2021 Placement). The Notes bear interest at an annual rate of 12%, and interest is accrued or payable monthly in cash. The
Notes mature on September 30, 2021 (the Maturity Date) and may be prepaid prior to the Maturity Date.
The
aggregate principal amount of the Notes plus accrued but unpaid interest thereon shall automatically convert upon the closing
of an offering of the Company’s equity securities to investors or a strategic corporate investor resulting in aggregate
gross proceeds to the Company of at least $5,000,000 (excluding conversion of the Notes or other convertible securities issued
for capital raising purposes) (a Qualified Financing). In the event of a Qualified Financing, all such outstanding principal and
accrued interest shall convert into the same equity securities purchased by and on the same terms and conditions as the other
investors in such Qualified Financing at a conversion price equal to 80% (a 20% discount) of the lowest price paid per unit or
share by investors in the Qualified Financing. In the event that additional bridge financing is obtained by the Company, the Notes
shall convert into the same securities and on the same terms and conditions as the other investors therein and all such purchases
will be treated as one, single round of financing going forward. As of March 31, 2021, the Notes could be converted into 770,305
shares of common stock, excluding the effects of any payments of interest in kind.
At
any time on or following the Maturity Date, the holders of the Notes may demand repayment of the Notes, and the Company shall
repay the outstanding aggregate principal amount plus accrued but unpaid interest thereon. The holders of the Notes, however,
retain the right for 30 days after the Maturity Date to convert all or part of the aggregate principal amount plus accrued but
unpaid interest on the Notes into the Company’s common stock at the conversion price of $2.87 per share or at a 20% discount
to any financing consummated during the 30-day period following the Maturity Date.
If
a Qualified Financing has not occurred immediately prior to the consummation of a Change of Control (as defined below), the Note
holders shall have the option of either (i) converting all or any portion of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes plus
accrued but unpaid interest thereon into common stock of the Company at a conversion price equal to $2.87 per share or (ii) having
the Company repay the aggregate principal amount of the Notes and accrued but unpaid interest. The term “Change of Control”
means (i) a consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other corporation or other entity or person, or any other
corporate reorganization, other than any such consolidation, merger or reorganization in which the shares of capital stock of
the Company immediately prior to such consolidation, merger or reorganization continue to represent a majority of the voting power
of the surviving entity immediately after such consolidation, merger or reorganization; (ii) any transaction or series of related
transactions to which the Company is a party in which in excess of 50% of the Company’s voting power is transferred; (iii)
the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, or the exclusive license of all or substantially
all of the Company’s material intellectual property; or (iv) the dissolution and winding up of the Company.
The Company incurred debt issuance
costs of $88,800, which were recorded as a debt discount and are being amortized to interest expense over the term of the Notes
using the effective interest rate method. The interest expense related to the debt discount during the year ended March
31, 2021 was approximately $13,000.
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NOTE 4 – LEASES
Effective April
1, 2019, the Company adopted ASC No. 842, as amended, using the alternative transition method, which allowed the Company to initially
apply the new lease standard at the adoption date (the “effective date method”). In January 2020, the Company executed
a lease for a new, larger corporate facility in San Diego, California and paid a $100,000
security deposit. The 39-month lease term commenced on April 1, 2020, and the lease provides for an initial monthly
rent of approximately $12,400 with annual rent increases of approximately 3%. In
addition to the minimum lease payments, the Company is responsible for property taxes, insurance and certain other operating costs.
The right-to-use asset and corresponding liability for the facility lease have been measured at the present value of the future
minimum lease payments. A discount rate of 11%, which approximated the Company’s incremental borrowing rate, was used to
measure the lease asset and liability. Lease expense is recognized on a straight line basis over the lease term.
The Company
obtained a right-of-use asset of $270,950 in exchange for is obligations under the operating lease. The landlord also provided
a lease incentive of approximately $139,000, which was paid to the Company in June 2020, for the Company to make improvements
to the leased space.
Future minimum
payments under the facility operating lease, net of the lease incentive, as of March 31, 2021, are listed in the table below.
Operating
Annual Fiscal Years
lease
2022
$ 153,432
2023
158,028
2024
40,692
Less:
Imputed interest
(42,297 )
Present value of lease liabilities
$ 309,855
Rent expense
was $107,540 and $35,766 for the years ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
NOTE 5 –
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Equity Compensation
Plan
In October 2017,
the Company’s board of directors (the Board) approved the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2017 Plan) with 3,000,000 shares
of common stock reserved for issuance. In January 2020, the Board approved an amendment to the 2017 Plan to increase the number
of shares reserved for issuance by 1,000,000 shares. Under the 2017 Plan, eligible employees, directors and consultants may be
granted a broad range of awards, including stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, performance-based awards
and restricted stock units. The 2017 Plan is administered by the Board or, in the alternative, a committee designated by the Board.
The exercise
or purchase price of a stock option shall be calculated as follows:
(i)
In the
case of an incentive stock option, (a) granted to employees, who, at the time of the grant of such incentive stock option
own stock representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company, the per share exercise price
shall be not less than 110% of the fair market value per share on the date of grant; or (b) granted to employees, other than
to employees, described in the preceding clause, the per share exercise price shall be not less than 100% of the fair market
value per share on the date of grant;
(ii)
In the
case of a non-qualified stock option, the per share exercise price shall be not less than 100% of the fair market value per
share on the date of grant unless otherwise determined by the Board; and
(iii)
In the case of other
grants, such price as determined by the Board.
The Board
is responsible for determining the consideration to be paid for the shares of common stock to be issued upon exercise or purchase.
The 2017 Plan generally does not allow for the transfer of awards, and the Board may amend, suspend or terminate the 2017 Plan
at any time.
Stock-Based
Compensation Expense
The expense
relating to stock options is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, usually the vesting period,
based on the grant date fair value. The unamortized compensation cost, as of March 31, 2021 was $2,242,352 related to stock options
and is expected to be recognized as expense over a weighted-average period of approximately 2 years.
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During
the year ended March 31, 2021, options granted to purchase shares of its common stock to employees, directors and consultants
had 10-year terms and a grant-date fair value of $1,101,737. Options to purchase 10,476 shares vested immediately on the respective
grant dates.
The following assumptions were used
in the fair-value method calculations:
Year
ended March 31,
2021
2020
Risk-free interest rates
0.28%
- 0.71
%
0.77%
- 2.37
%
Volatility
87% - 127
%
86% - 103
%
Expected life (years)
5.0 - 6.0
5.0 - 6.0
Dividend yield
—
%
—
%
The fair values
of options at the grant date were estimated utilizing the Black-Scholes valuation model, which includes simplified methods to
establish the fair term of options as well as average volatility of three comparable organizations. The risk-free interest rate
was derived from the Daily Treasury Yield Curve Rates, as published by the U.S. Department of the Treasury as of the grant date
for terms equal to the expected terms of the options. A dividend yield of zero was applied because the Company has never paid
dividends and has no intention to pay dividends in the foreseeable future. In accordance with ASU No. 2016-09, the Company accounts
for forfeitures as they occur.
A summary of stock option activity
under the 2017 Plan is presented below:
Shares
Options Outstanding
Available
Number of
Weighted Average
for Grant
Shares
Exercise Price
Balance at March 31, 2019
1,470,092
1,529,908
0.86
Additional shares authorized under the Plan
1,000,000
—
—
Options granted
(1,717,204 )
1,717,204
2.25
Options cancelled and returned to the Plan
69,167
(69,167 )
2.25
Balance at March 31, 2020
822,055
3,177,945
1.58
Options granted
(490,476 )
490,476
2.88
Options cancelled and returned to the Plan
76,666
(76,666 )
2.25
Balance at March 31, 2021
408,245
3,591,755
1.75
There were no
stock options exercised during the years ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.
The following
table summarizes the range of outstanding and exercisable options as of March 31, 2021:
Options Outstanding
Options Exercisable
Range of Exercise Price
Number
Outstanding
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
(in Years)
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Number
Exercisable
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Aggregate
Intrinsic
value
$0.66 - $3.16
3,591,755
8.25
$ 1.75
2,228,738
$ 1.32
$ 8,763,260
The intrinsic
value per share is calculated as the excess of the closing price of the common stock on the Company’s principal trading
market over the exercise price of the option.
The Company
is required to present the tax benefits resulting from tax deductions in excess of the compensation cost recognized from the exercise
of stock options as financing cash flows in the consolidated statements of cash flows. For the years ended March 31, 2021 and
2020, there were no such tax benefits associated with the exercise of stock options.
NOTE 6 – STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
Private Placement
Between March
and December 2020, the Company completed a private placement of shares of its common stock (the 2020 Placement). The Company sold
962,387 shares of common stock, at a purchase price of $2.87 per share, for gross proceeds of $2,762,054. The Company paid placement
agent fees on the 2020 Placement of $52,256 during fiscal 2021. Under the terms of the common stock purchase agreements between
the Company and the investors, the Company must use commercially reasonable efforts to file a registration statement with the
SEC to register for resale the shares of common stock sold.
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NOTE 7 – INCOME TAXES
The income tax provision (benefit)
consisted of the following:
Year Ended March 31,
2021
2020
Current portion:
Federal
$ —
$ —
State
1,600
1,600
1,600
1,600
Deferred portion:
Federal
(1,931,390 )
(1,180,434 )
State
(576,868 )
(391,865 )
(2,508,258 )
(1,572,299 )
Change in valuation allowance
2,508,258
1,572,299
Provision for income taxes
$ 1,600
$ 1,600
As of March 31,
2021, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards (NOLs) of approximately $13,954,000 for federal income tax purposes and
$14,019,000 for state income tax purposes. These NOLs are available to reduce future taxable income and will expire at various
times from 2037 through 2041, except federal NOLs from fiscal 2018, 2019 and 2020 which will never expire.
The Company
also had federal research and development tax credit carryforwards of approximately $535,000, which will begin expiring at various
times from 2038 through 2040, and state research and development credits of approximately $141,000, which do not have an expiration
date.
A reconciliation
of income taxes provided at the federal statutory rate (21% for fiscal 2021 and 2020) to the actual income tax provision is as
follows:
Year Ended March 31,
2021
2020
Federal statutory rate
(21 )%
(21 )%
State tax rate, net of federal benefit
(7 )%
(7 )%
Permanent differences
— %
— %
Research and development tax credits
(6 )%
(3 )%
Section 179 assets
— %
— %
Change in valuation allowance
34 %
31 %
Effective income tax rate
— %
— %
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Significant components of the Company’s
deferred tax assets and liabilities were:
March 31,
2021
2020
Net operating loss carryforwards
$ 3,909,434
$ 1,965,118
Stock-based compensation expense
554,892
364,989
Property and equipment
(18,039 )
6,842
Reserves, accruals & other
(79,878 )
(7,181 )
Research and development tax credits
646,296
237,716
Total deferred tax assets
5,012,705
2,567,484
Less: valuation allowance
(5,012,705 )
(2,567,484 )
Deferred tax assets, net
$ —
$ —
Based on the
available information and other factors, management believes it is more likely than not that the net deferred tax assets at March
31, 2021 and 2020, will not be fully realizable. Accordingly, management has recorded a full valuation allowance against its net
deferred tax assets at March 31, 2021 and 2020.
Management has
evaluated and concluded that there were no material uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Company’s consolidated
financial statements at March 31, 2021 and 2020. The Company does not expect any significant changes in its unrecognized tax benefits
within twelve months of the reporting date.
NOTE 8 – ROYALTY AGREEMENT
In July 2017,
the Company entered into a royalty agreement with its founder, chief executive officer and major shareholder (the Founder). Pursuant
to the agreement, the Founder assigned and transferred all of his rights in the intellectual property of Quasuras in return for
future royalty payments on the Company’s product. The Company is obligated to make royalty payments under the agreement
to the Founder on any sales of the royalty product sold or otherwise commercialized by the Company equal to (a) $0.75 on each
sale of a royalty product or (b) 5% of the gross sale price of the royalty product, whichever is less. The royalty payments will
cease, and the agreement will terminate, at such time as the total sum of royalty payments actually paid to the Founder, pursuant
to the agreement, reaches $10,000,000. The Company has the option to terminate the agreement at any time upon payment, to the
Founder, of the difference between total royalty payments actually made to him to date and the sum of $10,000,000. All payments
of the royalties, if due, for the preceding quarter, will be made by the Company to the Founder within thirty days after the end
of each calendar quarter.
NOTE 9 – RETIREMENT SAVINGS
PLAN
Effective March
2020, the Company adopted the Modular Medical, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the Savings Plan), which qualifies as a thrift plan under Section 401(k)
of the Internal Revenue Code. Full-time and part-time employees who are at least 21 years of age are eligible to participate
in the Savings Plan at the time of hire. Participants may contribute up to 15% of their earnings to the Savings Plan. The Plan
became effective and began accepting participant contributions in April 2020.
NOTE 10 –
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Litigations,
Claims and Assessments
In the normal
course of business, the Company may be involved in legal proceedings, claims and assessments arising in the ordinary course of
business. The Company records legal costs associated with loss contingencies as incurred and accrues for all probable and estimable
settlements.
Indemnification
In the ordinary
course of business, the Company enters into contractual arrangements under which it may agree to indemnify the counterparties
from any losses incurred relating to breach of representations and warranties, failure to perform certain covenants, or claims
and losses arising from certain events as outlined within the particular contract, which may include, for example, losses arising
from litigation or claims relating to past performance. Such indemnification clauses may not be subject to maximum loss clauses.
The Company has also entered into indemnification agreements with its officers and directors. No amounts were reflected in the
Company’s consolidated financial statements for the years ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 related to these indemnifications.
The Company has not estimated the maximum potential amount of indemnification liability under these agreements due to the limited
history of prior claims and the unique facts and circumstances applicable to each particular agreement. To date, the Company has
not made any payments related to these indemnification agreements.
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NOTE 11
– RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Consulting
Services
During the year
ended March 31, 2020, the Company entered into consulting agreements with a member of its board of directors. Under the consulting
agreements, during the year ended March 31, 2020, the Company paid the director consulting fees of $140,625 in
cash, and the director was granted stock options with a fair value of $76,875. The options were for a total of 47,062 shares of
common stock, were fully vested on the grant dates and have terms of 10 years. The most recent consulting agreement,
which was entered into between the Company and the director in September 2019, was terminated in March 2020. At March 31, 2020,
the Company had an outstanding payable to the director of $5,585, which was included in accounts payable in the consolidated balance
sheet. The Company paid the $5,585 to the director during fiscal 2021.
2021 Placement
The
Company’s chief executive officer and an existing investor, which is represented by a member of the Company’s board
of directors, purchased $100,000 and $1,000,000, respectively, aggregate principal amount of the Notes (the Related Party Notes)
in the 2021 Placement. As of March 31, 2021, $1,677 and $16,767 of interest was payable by the Company on the Related Party Notes
to its chief executive officer and to the investor, respectively.
NOTE 12 –
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Convertible
Promissory Notes
Subsequent to
March 31, 2021, the Company issued an additional $4,250,000 of the Notes in the 2021 Placement pursuant to a Securities Purchase
Agreement between the Company and each investor (the SPA) and warrants to purchase shares of its common stock (the Warrants).
The Notes are unsecured obligations of the Company with each Note having a stated maturity date of 12 months from its issue date
(the Issue Date). The Notes bear interest at a rate of 12% per annum, payable on maturity, provided that, if the Company fails
to pay any amounts when due under a Note, the interest rate increases to the greater of 16% or the maximum amount permitted by
law. Each Note may be prepaid at the Company’s option during the first 270 calendar days following its Issue Date (the 270 th day,
the Trigger Date), subject to a 110% prepayment penalty on all principal and accrued but unpaid interest then outstanding. No
Notes may be prepaid in whole or in part after the Trigger Date.
If the Notes
remain outstanding after the Trigger Date, the Notes may be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock at an initial
conversion price of $2.87 per share; provided, that a Note holder may not convert any portion of its Note that would cause it
to beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the Company’s outstanding common stock. The conversion price and number of shares
of Company common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes will be subject to adjustment from time to time for any subdivision
or consolidation of shares and other standard dilutive and certain other corporate events, as provided in the Notes. Subject to
certain Exempt Issuances (as defined in the Notes), if at any time while a Note is outstanding, the Company sells, issues or grants
any shares of its common stock or other securities entitling the holder to acquire shares of the Company’s common stock
at a price per share less than the then conversion price, such conversion price shall be reduced to such lesser price, and the
number of shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes shall be increased, as provided in
the Notes.
If the Company
completes an offering of its common stock or other securities in excess of $12,000,000 of gross proceeds (a Qualified Capital
Raise), each Note holder will be required to convert its Adjusted Note Amount into the securities of such Qualified Capital Raise.
For purposes hereof, Adjusted Note Amount equals the product of (i) the sum of all outstanding principal plus accrued but unpaid
interest on a Note, multiplied by (ii) 1.25.
The Notes contain
a number of Company events of default (Events of Default) including, without limitation (i) failure to pay any principal or interest
thereon when due, (ii) failure to timely deliver shares upon conversions, (iii) failure to comply with SEC reporting requirements
under the Exchange Act, (iv) certain breaches of the SPA, the Notes, the Warrants, and the Registration Rights Agreement, (v)
material restatements of the Company’s consolidated financial statements filed with the SEC, (vi) a holder’s inability
to rely on Rule 144 for sales of shares underlying the Notes, (vii) the Company’s common stock is suspended or halted from
trading and/or fails to be quoted or listed (as applicable) on the OTCQB, OTCQX, any tier of the NASDAQ Stock Market, the New
York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE American within 10 days thereafter, (viii) failure to file with the SEC a registration statement
covering the resale of shares of common stock underlying the Notes and Warrants within 60 calendar days following the Issue Date,
(ix) failure to cause such registration statement to become effective within 120 calendar days following the Issue Date, or (x)
certain merger consolidations, business combinations and sales of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets in the
event the Company is not the survivor of such transaction.
Upon an Event
of Default, a Note holder may declare all amounts under its Note(s) due and payable, in which event the Company will be required
to pay such Noteholder the product of (i) all then outstanding principal amount and accrued but unpaid interest thereon, multiplied
by (ii) 125%; and all collection costs including legal fees and expenses in connection therewith. At the option of a Note holder,
in the event the Company receive cash proceeds as a result of certain events including, but not limited to, from customers, issuances
of debt or equity securities, exercise of warrants or asset sales, the Company will be required to use such proceeds to repay
all or any lesser outstanding amounts due under such holder’s Note.
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The Notes also
includes various covenants, including negative covenants, representations, warranties, other payment obligations and agreements
by the Company including, without limitation, most-favored nation clauses, rights of participation and first refusal and exchange
rights. In connection with the issuance of the Notes, the Company issued Warrants to purchase 2,285,736 shares of its common stock
(Warrant Shares) at an initial exercise price of $8.00 per share. The Warrants may be exercised for a period of 5 years from the
Trigger Date.
In the event
that, prior to the Trigger Date, the Company (i) completes a Qualified Capital Raise, the outstanding Warrants shall be cancelled
or (ii) prepays a holder’s Note(s) in whole or in part, such holder’s pro-rata number of its Warrants shall be cancelled.
Effective April
30, 2021, each of the holders of the $2,210,000 of Notes outstanding at March 31, 2021 entered into a revocation and replacement
agreement with the Company (the Revocation Agreement). Under the terms of the Revocation Agreement, the $2,210,000 of Notes and
accrued interest of $50,091 were replaced with new Notes consistent with the terms described above.
In May 2021,
a member of the Board purchased $200,000 of the Notes.
PPP Note
As a result
of the Company’s request for loan forgiveness, on May 29, 2021, the Company was notified that the outstanding principal
and accrued interest for the PPP Note was forgiven in full by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
ITEM 9:
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
ITEM 9A:
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls
and Procedures
Disclosure controls
and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports filed with or furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, is
recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. Disclosure controls
and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed
in the reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer,
to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Under the supervision
and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer, who also serves as our Chief Financial Officer,
we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined
in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act). Based on this evaluation,
our management concluded that as of March 31, 2021, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Management’s
Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management
is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in
Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures,
management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable
assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily is required to apply its judgment in evaluating
the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls. Internal control over financial reporting is the process designed by, or under
the supervision of, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, and effected by our board of directors, management
and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated
financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and includes those policies
and procedures that: (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect our
transactions and dispositions of assets; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that
our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and (iii) provide
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that
could have a material effect on the financial statements.
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Because of its
inherent limitations, cost-effective internal controls over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. All internal
control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention
of overriding controls. Accordingly, even effective internal control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable assurance
with respect to consolidated financial statement preparation. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods
are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance
with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Under the supervision
and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer, we conducted an assessment of the effectiveness
of our internal control over financial reporting as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K. In making
this assessment, we used the criteria based on the framework in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013 Framework) issued
by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on the assessment, our management concluded that
our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of March 31, 2021.
Changes in
Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal
controls over financial reporting during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely
to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 9B:
OTHER INFORMATION
None.
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PART III
ITEM 10: DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The names of our directors and certain
information about each of them at March 31, 2021 are set forth below.
Name
Age
Position
Paul DiPerna
64
Chief Executive
Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and Director (Chairman of the Board of Directors)
Liam Burns(1)
55
Director
William J. Febbo(2)
52
Director
Morgan C. Frank(2)
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Director
Carmen Volkart(1)(2)
60
Director
(1)
Member of
Audit Committee
(2)
Member of Compensation Committee
The principal
occupations and positions for at least the past five years of our directors are described below. There are no family relationships
among any of our directors or executive officers.
Paul DiPerna. Mr.
DiPerna has been our chairman, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, secretary and treasurer since we acquired Quasuras,
Inc. (Quasuras) in July 2017. In 2015, he founded Quasuras, an early-stage medical device company developing an insulin pump product,
and, until its acquisition by us, he served as its chief executive officer and chairman. Prior to that, Mr. DiPerna founded Fuel
Source Partners, LLC to incubate early stage medical device products and accumulate technical talent. Our current pump product
was one of such proposed products and was spun-out to Quasuras in 2015. From 2012 to 2015, he served as a co-inventor at a private
company with property rights in a medical device used for blood borne infection control called the Curos Cap, which was acquired
by 3M Corporation. In 2003, Mr. DiPerna founded Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (Tandem) and held various positions, including as director,
chief executive officer and chief technology officer and was primarily responsible for the design concept and development of Tandem’s
initial insulin pump. Prior to that, he held executive and management positions at Baxter Healthcare Corporation (Baxter) where
he was tasked with identifying synergistic opportunities in the diabetes industry. As a result, Mr. DiPerna developed substantial
expertise and knowledge in the diabetes industry and led attempts by Baxter to acquire three insulin pump manufacturers. Previously,
he held mechanical design engineering positions in the automated test equipment and blood separation sciences industries. Mr.
DiPerna holds a number of patents and patents pending and is a member of the American Diabetes Association. Mr. DiPerna received
a Masters in Engineering Management from Northeastern University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Lowell.
We believe that Mr. DiPerna is qualified to serve as the chairman of our board of directors due to his extensive knowledge and
experience in the medical device industry generally, and, in particular, with regard to insulin pumps and the diabetes industry,
as well as his management and leadership experience from holding director and senior executive positions in other public and private
companies and leading project development teams of medical device companies.
Liam Burns .
Mr. Burns was appointed to our board of directors in January 2019. Since that time, he has also been the Chief Executive Officer
of Endo-TAGSS, LLC, a privately-held company developing a novel surgical access system for treatment of gastrointestinal diseases.
From December 2017 to December 2018, Mr. Burns was the Chief Executive Officer of CuraSeal Inc., a privately-held regenerative
medical company. From January 2014 to March 2018, he was the Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing for Dextera Surgical Inc.,
which marketed the world’s smallest surgical stapler. Dextera Surgical Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection on December
11, 2017 and was subsequently sold to B. Braun Aesculap in 2018. From January 2013 to September 2016, Mr. Burns was the managing
member and majority interest holder in Bensi Flemington LLC, which operated a restaurant in Flemington, New Jersey. Bensi Flemington
LLC filed for bankruptcy protection on August 11, 2015. Prior to that, Mr. Burns held a variety of commercial leadership roles
at Ethicon and various early stage medical device companies. Mr. Burns received a B.A. in Economics from the College of the Holy
Cross and an Executive MBA from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. We believe that Mr. Burns
is qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors due to his extensive experience and background in developing and launching
new medical technologies, commercial strategy, marketing and branding, as well as his experience in metabolic health.
William J.
Febbo. Mr. Febbo was appointed to our board of directors in January 2020. He is currently the Chief Executive
Officer and a director of OptimizeRx Corporation, a digital health company focused on bringing life sciences support to patients
and providers, having joined the company in 2016. Mr. Febbo founded Plexuus, LLC, a payment processing business for medical professionals
in September 2015 and remained its Chairman from September 2015 to December 2020. From April 2007 to September 2015, he
served as Chief Operating Officer of Merriman Holdings, Inc., an investment banking firm, where he assisted with capital raises
in the technology, biotechnology, clean technology, consumer and resources industries. Mr. Febbo was a co-founder of, and from
September 2013 to September 2015 served as Chief Executive Officer of, Digital Capital Network, Inc. a transaction platform for
institutional and accredited investors. He was a co-founder of, and from January 1999 to September 2015 was Chief Executive Officer
of, MedPanel, LLC, a provider of market intelligence and communications for the pharmaceutical, biomedical, and medical device
industries. Since 2017, Mr. Febbo has been a faculty member of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s linQ program,
which is a collaborative initiative focused on increasing the potential of innovative research to benefit society and the economy.
Since 2004, he has been a board member of the United Nations Association of Greater Boston, a resource for the citizens of Greater
Boston on the broad agenda of critical global issues addressed by the United Nations and its agencies.
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On January 29,
2018, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) accepted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent (the Consent) submitted by
Mr. Febbo. Without admitting or denying the findings, Mr. Febbo consented to the sanctions and to the entry of findings that he
permitted Merriman Capital, Inc. to conduct a securities business while below its net capital requirement. From August 2012 to
October 2015, he was the Financial and Operations Principal (FinOp) for a registered broker-dealer, Merriman Capital, Inc.
(Merriman). During certain months, while Mr. Febbo was FinOp, FINRA found that certain of Merriman’s net capital filings with
FINRA were inaccurate because of the method by which Merriman calculated net capital and that, when corrected, it was retroactively
determined that Merriman had operated below its minimum net capital requirements. Mr. Febbo, as FinOp, signed certain of these
reports and was thus held responsible. Based on the Consent, in settlement, Mr. Febbo, who was then no longer registered with any
broker-dealer, accepted a fine of $5,000, a 10-business day suspension from acting as FinOp for any FINRA member and required to
requalify by examination for the Series 27 license before again acting in a FinOp capacity.
Mr. Febbo is
qualified to serve on our board of directors because of his wealth of experience in building and managing health services and
financial businesses. Mr. Febbo brings more than 20 years of experience in building and managing health services and financial
businesses.
Morgan C.
Frank. Mr. Frank was appointed to our board of directors in April 2017. Mr. Frank has worked with Manchester since May
2002, and, prior to such time, he was a founder and managing director at First Principles Group, a boutique consultancy and principal
investor specializing in corporate restructuring, restarts, intellectual property assessment and salvage, and spin outs. Prior
to such time, Mr. Frank spent approximately five years as an analyst and portfolio manager at Hollis Capital, a San Francisco
based hedge fund and prior thereto, Mr. Frank worked for an independent private client group at Paine Webber specializing in primary
research to develop investment ideas (particularly short sale ideas) for institutional clients. Prior to his employment at Paine
Webber, Mr. Frank was a currency trader for Eastern Vanguard. Mr. Frank holds a BA in Economics and in Political Science from
Brown University. We believe that Mr. Frank is qualified to serve as member of our board of directors due to his extensive prior
experience conducting financial analysis of public companies (certain of which were in the development stage), including such
public companies’ management teams, products, including products in the development stage, the potential markets for such
products and other factors that could affect the likelihood and timing of success and market penetration of such entities’
products as well as his capital raising activities. We believe this provides us with valuable insights into the financial markets
and investment criteria of institutional and other investors as well as capital raising activities.
Carmen Volkart. Ms.
Volkart was appointed to our board of directors in December 2019. She has served as chief financial officer of Natureworks
LLC, an advanced materials company offering a portfolio of renewably-sourced polymers, since October 2018. From October 2012 to
July 2018, Ms. Volkart served as chief financial officer and, for a portion of that time, as senior vice president of commercialization
for NxThera, Inc., a medical device company pioneering the application of convective radiofrequency thermotherapy to treat endurological
conditions. She served as global chief financial officer of Tornier N.V. from 2010 to 2012, and was chief operating and financial
officer, corporate secretary, compliance officer and treasurer of Spine Wave, Inc. from 2006 to 2010. Prior to 2006, Ms. Volkart
held various executive and financial positions at American Medical, Inc., Medtronic, Inc. and Honeywell, Inc. She holds a B.S.
in accounting from the University of North Dakota and an MBA with a concentration in strategic management from the University
of Minnesota. Ms. Volkart is qualified to serve on our board of directors because of her substantial financial and public-company
experience, as she has served as chief financial officer at multiple medical device and other companies.
The names of our executive officers
and certain information about them are set forth either above or below:
Name
Age
Position
Paul DiPerna
64
Chief Executive
Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and Director (Chairman of the Board of Directors)
Stephen Daly
53
Chief Commercial Officer
Stephen Daly. Mr.
Daly became our Chief Commercial Officer in March 2020. From December 2014 until February 2020, he served as U.S. General Manager
for Adocia, a clinical-stage, French biotechnology company. Before joining Adocia, Mr. Daly served in senior roles for the commercialization
of therapeutics in the diabetes and metabolism fields at companies such as Halozyme, Amylin Pharmaceuticals and Affymax. Prior
to his industry-specific experience in diabetes and metabolism, he held portfolio planning and commercialization roles in the
generic and biosimilar marketplace for Baxter International and Sicor, a division of Teva Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Daly holds
a Bachelor of Science in business administration (finance and information systems) from Northeastern University.
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Involvement in Legal Proceedings
Except with
regard to Messrs. Burns and Febbo, to our knowledge, none of our executive officers or our directors has, during the last ten
years:
·
had
any bankruptcy petition filed by or against the business or property of the person, or of any partnership, corporation or
business association of which he was a general partner or executive officer, either at the time of the bankruptcy filing or
within two years prior to that time;
· been subject to any order,
judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction or federal or state
authority, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting, his involvement in any type of business,
securities, futures, commodities, investment, banking, savings and loan, or insurance activities, or to be associated with persons
engaged in any such activity;
· been found by a court of
competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the SEC or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal
or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated;
· been the subject of, or a
party to, any federal or state judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended
or vacated (not including any settlement of a civil proceeding among private litigants), relating to an alleged violation of any
federal or state securities or commodities law or regulation, any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance
companies including, but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money
penalty or temporary or permanent cease-and-desist order, or removal or prohibition order, or any law or regulation prohibiting
mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or
· been the subject of, or a
party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as defined
in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act), any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act),
or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated
with a member.
To our knowledge,
there are no material proceedings to which any director, officer or affiliate of ours, any owner of record or beneficially of
more than 5% of any class of voting securities of us, or any associate of any such director, officer, affiliate of ours, or security
holder is a party adverse to us or any of our subsidiaries or has a material interest adverse to us or any of our subsidiaries.
Arrangements
for Appointment of Directors and Officers
Pursuant to
the Reorganization and Share Exchange Agreement dated as of July 24, 2017, by and among us, Quasuras, Mr. DiPerna and the other
stockholders of Quasuras (the Share Agreement), until July 24, 2022, our board of directors shall consist of no more than five
and no less than two directors of which (i) Manchester has the right to appoint two directors, pursuant to which Manchester appointed
Mr. Frank and Ms. Volkart and (ii) Mr. DiPerna, in addition to being our chairman of the board, has the right to appoint two additional
directors, pursuant to which he appointed Messrs. Burns and Febbo. In May 2021, the parties amended the Share Agreement and removed
Manchester’s and Mr. DiPerna’s rights to appoint directors. In addition, the parties agreed that Mr. DiPerna shall
remain chairman of our board of directors until July 2022; provided, that in the event Mr. DiPerna resigns or is otherwise replaced
as our chief executive officer, Mr. DiPerna shall remain as chairman of our board of directors for an additional period of three
years. Following such amendment, our board of directors increased the size of the board to six members and, on May 18, 2021, appointed
Ellen O’Connor Vos as director to our board.
The DiPerna Employment and Related
Agreements
We entered into
an employment agreement dated August 1, 2018, with Mr. DiPerna pursuant to which Mr. DiPerna is employed by us as our chief executive
officer and president for an initial 2-year term with automatic one-year renewals. Pursuant to such agreement, we agreed to pay
Mr. DiPerna: i) an annual salary of $200,000 in cash, ii) $100,000 per year in fully-vested stock options granted monthly at an
exercise price determined by our board of directors in its sole discretion and iii) an annual bonus of $300,000, payable at the
discretion of our board of directors, either in shares or in cash. If the board chooses to pay the bonus in shares, such shares
will be valued at a price determined by our board of directors. Pursuant to such employment agreement (i) if (a) we terminate
Mr. DiPerna’s employment without cause or he resigns with good reason, we will pay Mr. DiPerna a lump sum of $200,000, and
(b) we terminate Mr. DiPerna’s employment for cause, we are not obligated to make any severance payment and Mr. DiPerna
will receive only his base compensation through the last day of his employment, (ii) upon Mr. DiPerna’s death or disability,
he will receive his base compensation through the last day of his employment and will remain eligible for all applicable benefits
relative to death or disability pursuant to any plans that we have in place at such time, and (iii) upon a change of control (as
defined in the employment agreement), Mr. DiPerna will be paid a lump sum of $100,000 within sixty days of the time at which such
change of control takes place.
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In May
2020, we amended our employment agreement with Mr. DiPerna to provide that in the event of a change in control:
· within 60 days of the date
the change in control occurs, Mr. DiPerna shall be paid by us or our successor in interest a lump sum cash payment equal to 12
months of Mr. DiPerna’s then annual Base Compensation (as defined in the employment agreement); and
· immediately prior to such
change of control, any unvested stock options or other unvested securities of ours issued to Mr. DiPerna shall automatically accelerate
and immediately become fully vested and exercisable.
In June 2020,
our board of directors approved an amendment to the employment agreement to provide that Mr. DiPerna’s base salary would
be paid entirely in cash commencing July 1, 2020. The payment of the additional cash component of Mr. DiPerna’s annual base
salary ($8,333.33 per month) shall initially be deferred (the Deferred Salary) and accrue for Mr. DiPerna’s benefit until
the Company has received $5,000,000 of cumulative gross proceeds of financing, at which time the Deferred Salary shall be paid
to Mr. DiPerna and the salary deferrals will cease.
On April 15,
2021, our board of directors authorized a $50,000 bonus for Mr. DiPerna for fiscal 2021.
If a change
of control occurred on March 31, 2021, under his employment agreement, Mr. DiPerna would be entitled to the following:
· payment of a lump sum of
$300,000 within 60 days of the time at which such change of control takes place; and
· accelerated vesting of 183,333
shares of common stock under an unvested stock option. The value of the shares subject to accelerated vesting is calculated as
the intrinsic value per share multiplied by the number of shares that would become fully vested upon a change of control. The
intrinsic value per share would be calculated as the excess of the closing price of the common stock of $5.25 on the OTCQB Venture
Market on March 31, 2021 over the exercise price of the option. As of March 31, 202, the intrinsic value was approximately $550,000.
In connection
with our acquisition of Quasuras, we entered into an Intellectual Property Transfer Agreement dated as of July 24, 2017, with
Quasuras and Mr. DiPerna, pursuant to which Mr. DiPerna transferred to us all intellectual property rights owned directly and/or
indirectly by him related to our business. Separately, we agreed to pay Mr. DiPerna, as part of his compensation for services
to be performed for us, pursuant to a royalty agreement, certain fees based upon future sales, if any, of our potential product
subject to a maximum $10,000,000 cap on the aggregate amount of fees that Mr. DiPerna could earn from such arrangement.
Communications with our Board
of Directors
Our stockholders
may send correspondence to our board of directors to the attention of our corporate secretary at the address set forth on the
cover page of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our corporate secretary will forward stockholder communications to our board of
directors prior to the board of director’s next scheduled meeting following the receipt of the communication.
Corporate Governance
Board Leadership Structure
and Role in Risk Oversight
Due to the small
size and early stage of the Company, we have not adopted a formal policy on whether the chairman and chief executive officer positions
should be separate or combined. Our board of directors has oversight responsibility for our risk management processes. Our board
of directors receives and reviews periodic reports from management, auditors, legal counsel, and others, as considered appropriate,
regarding our assessment of risks. Our board of directors will focus on the most significant risks facing us and our general risk
management strategy, and also ensure that risks undertaken by us are consistent with our appetite for risk. While our board of
directors oversees our risk management processes, management is responsible for day-to-day risk management processes. We believe
this division of responsibilities is the most effective approach for addressing the risks facing us and that the leadership structure
of our board of directors supports this approach.
Audit
Committee
Our board of directors established
the audit committee for the purpose of overseeing the accounting and financial reporting processes and audits of our financial
statements. The audit committee also is charged with reviewing any internal control violations under our whistleblower policy
are directed to the members of the audit committee. The responsibilities of our audit committee are described in the Audit Committee
Charter adopted by our board of directors, a current copy of which can be found on the investors section of our website, www.modular-medical.com.
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Carmen
Volkart and Liam Burns are the current members of the Audit Committee. Ms. Volkart serves as the chairperson and has been designated
by the board of directors as the “audit committee financial expert,” as defined by Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Exchange Act. That status does not impose duties, liabilities or obligations
that are greater than the duties, liabilities or obligations otherwise imposed on her as a member of the audit committee and the
board of directors, however. Our board of directors has determined that she is an independent director, as determined in accordance
with Rule 10A-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). Ms. Volkart is responsible for review
and pre-approval of services proposed to be provided by our independent registered public accounting firm.
Compensation
Committee
Our board of
directors established a compensation committee in January 2020 for the purpose of reviewing,
recommending and approving our compensation policies and benefits, including the compensation of all of our executive officers
and directors . William Febbo, Morgan Frank and Carmen
Volkart are the current members of the compensation committee, and Mr. Febbo serves as the chairperson. Our
compensation committee is responsible for reviewing, recommending and approving our compensation policies and benefits, including
the compensation of all of our executive officers and directors, and it also has the principal responsibility for the administration
of our equity incentive plan. The responsibilities of our compensation committee are more fully described in the Compensation
Committee Charter adopted by our board of directors, a current copy of which can be found on the investors section of our website, www.modular-medical.com.
Nominations Process
We do not have
a nominating committee, as we are a small company. Prior to May 2021, Manchester and Mr. DiPerna had the right to appoint directors
to our board of directors, as discussed above. Instead of having such a committee, Messrs. DiPerna and Frank would identify and
evaluate qualified individuals to become nominees for director and board committee members.
When new candidates
for our board of directors are sought, our board of directors evaluates each candidate for nomination as a director within the
context of the needs and the composition of the board of directors as a whole. Our board of directors conducts any
appropriate and necessary inquiries into the backgrounds and qualifications of candidates. When evaluating director nominees,
our board of directors generally seeks to identify individuals with diverse, yet complementary business backgrounds. Although
we have no formal policy regarding diversity, our directors consider both the personal characteristics and experience of director
nominees, including each nominee’s independence, diversity, age, skills, expertise, time availability and industry background
in the context of the needs of the board of directors and the Company. The board of directors believes that director nominees
should exhibit proven leadership capabilities and experience at a high level of responsibility within their chosen fields, and
must have the experience and ability to analyze the complex business issues facing us, and specifically, the issues inherent in
the medical device industry. In addition to business expertise, the board of directors requires that director nominees have the
highest personal and professional ethics, integrity and values and, above all, are committed to representing the long-term interests
of our stockholders and other stakeholders.
Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports
Section 16(a) of
the Exchange Act requires our directors, executive officers and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of our equity
securities to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of common stock and other equity
securities of ours. Directors, executive officers and greater than 10% holders are required by SEC regulation to furnish us with
copies of all Section 16(a) reports they file. Based on our review of Forms 3 and 4 filed during fiscal 2021 (and
any written representations to us by such persons), we believe that all directors, executive officers and 10% stockholders complied
with all applicable Section 16(a) filing requirements during fiscal 2021, except that:
· Mr. DiPerna failed to timely
file three Form 4s; and
· Mr. Frank failed to timely
file a Form 4.
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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
SUMMARY COMPENSATION
TABLE
The following table sets forth compensation
information for fiscal 2021 and 2020 for each of our named executive officers.
Name and Principal
Position
Year
Salary
($)
Stock
Awards
($)
Option
Awards
($)(1)
Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)
All
Other
Compensation
($)
Total
($)
Paul DiPerna, CEO, CFO, Secretary,
2021
200,000
—
25,000
—
50,000 (3)
275,000
Treasurer and Director(2)
2020
200,000
—
584,200
—
280,000 (4)
1,064,200
Stephen Daly, Chief Commercial Officer(5)
2021
234,000
—
—
—
—
234,000
2020
20,833
—
355,240
—
—
376,073
(1) Award amounts reflect the
aggregate grant date fair value with respect to awards granted, as determined pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 718. The assumptions
used to calculate the aggregate grant date fair value of option awards are set forth in the notes to the consolidated financial
statements included in item 8 of this Report. These amounts do not reflect actual compensation earned or to be earned by our named
executive officers.
(2) Mr. DiPerna’s annual
salary base was increased from $180,000 to $300,000 in August 2018, under the terms of an employment agreement between us
and Mr. DiPerna. From August 2018 until June 30, 2020, Mr. DiPerna’s $300,000 annual salary was paid $200,000 in cash and
$100,000 in fully-vested stock options granted monthly. In June 2020, our board of directors amended the salary payment composition
effective July 1, 2020, such that the $100,000 component of Mr. DiPerna’s salary would be deferred until the Company had
achieved $5,000,000 in financing proceeds from a subsequent financing.
(3) Earned as a bonus of which
$22,000 was paid on April 30, 2021, and the remainder will be paid in four quarterly installments commencing on July 15, 2021.
(4) Earned as a bonus, and is
being paid in quarterly installments over the 24-month period that commenced on March 31, 2020.
(5) Mr. Daly became our Chief
Commercial Officer in March 2020 at an annual base salary of $250,000. In February 2021, Mr. Daly converted to part time and his
annual base salary was reduced to $125,000.
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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal
Year-End
The following
table shows certain information regarding outstanding equity awards held by our named executive officers as of March 31, 2021.
Name
Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Exercisable
Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Unexercisable
Option
Exercise
Price($)
Option
Expiration
Date(1)
Paul DiPerna
3,465 (2)
—
3.16
6/1/2030
3,504 (3)
—
3.16
5/1/2030
3,507 (4)
—
3.16
4/1/2030
4,979 (5)
—
2.48
3/2/2030
5,235 (3)
—
2.48
2/1/2030
5,181 (4)
—
2.48
1/1/2030
5,424 (5)
—
2.25
12/1/2029
5,431 (6)
—
2.25
11/1/2029
5,161 (7)
—
2.25
10/1/2029
4,986 (8)
—
2.25
9/15/2029
4,998 (9)
—
2.25
8/15/2029
4,979 (10)
—
2.25
7/15/2029
4,948 (11)
—
2.25
6/15/2029
5,028 (12)
—
2.25
5/15/2029
4,869 (13)
—
2.25
4/15/2029
5,082 (14)
—
2.25
3/15/2029
4,921 (15)
—
2.25
2/15/2029
4,808 (16)
—
2.25
1/15/2029
5,324 (17)
—
2.25
12/28/2028
5,324 (18)
—
2.25
11/14/2028
18,013 (19)
—
0.66
10/14/2028
18,013 (20)
—
0.66
09/14/2028
18,013 (21)
—
0.66
08/14/2028
116,667 (22)
183,333
2.25
11/25/2029
Stephen Daly
66,667 (23)
133,333
2.25
3/3/2030
(1)
The standard
option term is ten years, but all of the options expire automatically unless exercised within 90 days after the cessation
of service as an employee, director or consultant.
(2)
The option was granted
on June 1, 2020, and the shares subject to this option were fully vested on the grant date.
(3)
The option was granted
on May 1, 2020, and the shares subject to this option were fully vested on the grant date.
(4)
The option was granted
on April 1, 2020, and the shares subject to this option were fully vested on the grant date.
(5)
The option was granted
on March 2, 2020, and the shares subject to this option were fully vested on the grant date.
(6)
The option was granted
on February 1,2020, and the shares subject to this option were fully vested on the grant date.
(7)
The option was granted
on January 1, 2020, and the shares subject to this option were fully vested on the grant date.
(8)
The option was granted
on December 1, 2019, and the shares subject to this option were fully vested on the grant date.
(9)
The option was granted
on November 1, 2019, and the shares subject to this option were fully vested on the grant date.
(10)
The option was granted
on October 1, 2019, and the shares subject to this option were fully vested on the grant date.
(11)
The option was granted
on September 15, 2019, and the shares subject to this option were fully vested on the grant date.
(12)
The option was granted
on August 15, 2019, and the shares subject to this option were fully vested on the grant date.
(13)
The option was granted
on July 15, 2019, and the shares subject to this option were fully vested on the grant date.
(14)
The option was granted
on June 15, 2019, and the shares subject to this option were fully vested on the grant date.
(15)
The option was granted
on May 15, 2019, and the shares subject to this option were fully vested on the grant date.
(16)
The option was granted
on April 15, 2019, and the shares subject to this option were fully vested on the grant date.
(17)
The option was granted
on March 15, 2019, and the shares subject to this option were fully vested on the grant date.
(18)
The option was granted
on February 15, 2019, and the shares subject to this option were fully vested on the grant date.
(19)
The option was granted
on January 15, 2019, and the shares subject to this option were fully vested on the grant date.
(20)
The option was granted
on December 15, 2018, and the shares subject to this option were fully vested on the grant date.
(21)
The option was granted
on November 15, 2018, and the shares subject to this option were fully vested on the grant date.
(22)
The option was granted
on October 15, 2018, and the shares subject to this option were fully vested on the grant date.
(23)
The option was granted
on September 15, 2018, and the shares subject to this option were fully vested on the grant date.
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(24)
The option was
granted on August 15, 2018, and the shares subject to this option were fully vested on the grant date.
(25)
The
option was granted on November 25, 2019, and the shares subject to this option vest monthly over three years commencing January
1, 2020, subject to continued service as an employee, director or consultant.
(26)
This
option was granted on March 3, 2020, and the shares subject to this option vest as
to 1/3rd of the shares the annual anniversary of the grant date and as to 1/36th of the shares subject to the option on each monthly
anniversary thereafter, subject to continued service as an employee, director or consultant .
Employment Agreements
We have entered
into our standard form of employment, confidential information and invention assignment agreement with each of our named executive
officers. We also have entered into agreements to indemnify our directors and certain executive officers, in addition to the indemnification
provided for in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws. These agreements, among other things, provide for indemnification
of our directors and certain executive officers for many expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and settlement
amounts incurred by any such person in any action or proceeding, including any action by or in the right of the Company, arising
out of such person’s services as a director or executive officer of ours, any subsidiary of ours or any other company or
enterprise to which such person provided services at our request.
Director Compensation
The following table summarizes the
compensation we paid to our non-employee directors in fiscal 2021:
Fee
Restricted Stock
Option
Compensation
Awards
Awards
All
Other
Total
Name
($)
($)
($)(1)(2)
Compensation
($)
Liam Burns
10,000
—
—
—
10,000
William Febbo
10,000
—
—
—
10,000
Morgan Frank(3)
—
—
375,105
—
375,105
Carmen Volkart
10,000
—
—
—
10,000
(1) Award amounts reflect the
aggregate grant date fair value with respect to awards granted, as determined pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 718. The assumptions
used to calculate the aggregate grant date fair value of option awards are set forth in the notes to the consolidated financial
statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. These amounts do not reflect actual compensation earned or to
be earned by our directors.
(2) As of March 31, 2021,
our non-employee directors each held outstanding options to purchase the following number of shares of our common stock: Liam
Burns, 197,062; William Febbo, 200,000; Morgan Frank, 150,000; Carmen Volkart, 150,000.
(3) Mr. Frank was granted an
option to purchase 150,000 shares of our common stock in May 2020.
During fiscal
2021, our board of directors had authorized an annual cash retainer fee of $10,000, payable in quarterly installments, for our
non-employee directors, with the exception of Mr. Frank, as compensation for their service. Effective April 1, 2021, our board
of directors approved our outside (non-employee) director compensation plan (the Director Plan). Pursuant to the Director Plan,
outside directors will be paid the following annual retainers:
·
$30,000
for service as a member of the board of directors;
·
$5,000
for service as chair of the audit committee; and
·
$5,000
for service as chair of the compensation committee.
The retainers
will be paid in quarterly installments in either cash or in shares of common stock of the Company, as directed by each director
based on an annual election. In addition, under the Director Plan, each director will also receive an annual service equity award
of $100,000 paid in quarterly installments in either options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock or shares
of the Company’s common stock, as directed by each director based on an annual election.
In addition,
upon appointment to our board of directors, we award our non-employee directors a stock option grant under our Amended 2017 Equity
Incentive Plan (the 2017 Plan) ranging from 50,000 to 200,000 shares of our common stock. These options vest annually over three
years from the date of appointment to our board of directors.
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ITEM 12:
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The
following table sets forth certain information as of June 15, 2021 concerning the ownership of our common stock by:
· each shareholder known by
us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of our common stock (currently our only class of voting
securities);
· each of our directors;
· each of our executive officers;
and
· all directors and executive
officers as a group.
Beneficial ownership
is determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act, and includes all shares over which the beneficial owner exercises
voting or investment power. Shares that are issuable upon the exercise of options, warrants and other rights to acquire common
stock that are presently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of June 15, 2021 are reflected in a separate column in the
table below. These shares are taken into account in the calculation of the total number of shares beneficially owned by a particular
holder and the total number of shares outstanding for the purpose of calculating percentage ownership of the particular holder.
We have relied on information supplied by our officers, directors and certain stockholders and on information contained in filings
with the SEC. Except as otherwise indicated, and subject to community property laws where applicable, we believe, based on information
provided by these persons, that the persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares
of common stock shown as beneficially owned by them. The percentage of beneficial ownership is based on 18,966,148 shares of common
stock outstanding as of June 15, 2021.
Unless otherwise
stated, the business address of each of our directors and executive officers listed in the table is 16772 West Bernardo Drive,
San Diego, California 92127.
Name and principal position
Number of Shares
Beneficially Owned
(Excluding
Outstanding
Options)(1)
Number of
Shares Issuable
on Exercise of
Outstanding
Options(2)
Percent of
Class
James Besser
6,558,906 (3)
—
34.58 %
JEB Partners, L.P.
6,558,906 (3)
—
34.58 %
Manchester Explorer L.P.
6,558,906 (3)
—
34.58 %
Manchester Management LLC
6,558,906 (3)
—
34.58 %
Directors and Officers:
Paul DiPerna
7,523,430 (4)
317,860
40.59 %
Liam Burns
—
144,652
*
Stephen Daly
—
66,667
*
William J. Febbo
—
66,667
*
Morgan C. Frank
6,558,906 (3)
50,000
34.60 %
Carmen Volkart
—
50,000
*
Ellen O’Connor Vos(5)
—
—
—
All current directors and executive officers as a group (7 persons)
14,082,336
695,846
76.87 %
* Represents less than 1%
(1) Excludes shares subject to
outstanding options to acquire common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of June 15, 2021.
(2) Represents the number of
shares subject to outstanding options to acquire common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of June 15, 2021.
(3) Includes (i) 269,719 shares
directly held by Mr. Besser, of which: (a) 180,830 shares were received in exchange for Mr. Besser’s shares as a result
of our acquisition of Quasuras and (b) 88,889 shares purchased in the 2018 Placement; (ii) 5,051,409 held by Manchester Explorer,
L.P. (Manchester) of which: (a) 4,545,455 shares were purchased in a private placement in 2017 (the 2017 Placement), (b) 471,111
shares were purchased in the 2018 Placement, and (c) 34,483 were purchased in the 2020 Placement; (iii) 1,056,948 shares held
by JEB Partners, L.P. (JEB Partners) of which (a) 757,576 shares were purchased in the 2017 Placement, (b) 160,000 shares were
purchased in the 2018 Placement and (c) 139,372 shares were purchase in the 2020 Placement; and (iv) 180,830 shares held by Mr.
Frank, which shares were received in our acquisition of Quasuras in exchange for Mr. Frank’s shares of Quasuras. Mr. Besser,
as the managing member, and Mr. Frank, as the portfolio manager and consultant of Manchester Management, LLC (MMC), the general
partner of Manchester and JEB Partners, have shared voting and dispositive power over shares held by Manchester and JEB Partners.
The address for Manchester and Mr. Besser is c/o MMC, 2 Calle Candina, No. 1701, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00907.
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(4) Includes (i) 6,000,000 shares
directly held by the Paul DiPerna Irrevocable Trust (the Irrevocable Trust), (ii) 1,000,000 shares directly held by Mr. DiPerna’s
adult daughters, Kelsie DiPerna and Alaria DiPerna, which shares Mr. DiPerna has sole voting power over; (iii) 523,430 shares
directly held by the Paul DiPerna Trust (the Trust), of which 303,030 shares were purchased in the 2017 Placement, and (iv) 278,015
shares issuable upon exercise of stock options granted to Mr. DiPerna under the 2017 Plan. The 6,000,000 shares held by the Irrevocable
Trust, 1,000,000 shares held by Mr. DiPerna’s adult daughters and 220,440 shares held by the Trust were issued in 2017 to
Mr. DiPerna in the Acquisition and transferred to such persons in December 2020 by Mr. DiPerna. Mr. DiPerna is the chairman of
our board of directors, and also serves as our chief executive officer, chief financial officer, and secretary. Mr. DiPerna is
the trustee of the Irrevocable Trust and the Trust.
(5) Ms. Vos was appointed to
our board of directors in May 2021.
ITEM 13: CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS
AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Transactions with Related Persons
As disclosed
elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, Mr. DiPerna, is a party to related party transactions with us, see Item 10.
In March 2021,
we paid Mr. Burns, a member of our board of directors, $5,585 in settlement of a liability outstanding at March 31, 2020 for consulting
services rendered during fiscal 2020. Mr. Burns provided no consulting services to us during fiscal 2021.
In
February 2021, Mr. DiPerna and Manchester, which is represented by Mr. Frank, purchased $100,000 and $1,000,000, respectively,
aggregate principal amount of our 2021 Notes. As of March 31, 2021, interest payable by us on such 2021 Notes totaled $1,677 and
$16,766 for Mr. DiPerna and Manchester, respectively.
Director Independence
See Item 10.
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT
FEES AND SERVICES
The following
table shows the fees billed to us by Farber Hass Hurley LLP, or Farber, our independent registered public accounting firm, for
the audit of our consolidated financial statements and other services provided.
2021
2020
Audit fees(1)
$ 34,500
$ 28,900
Audit-related fees(2)
3,700
7,600
Total(3)
$ 38,200
$ 36,500
(1) Audit fees consisted of fees
for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual consolidated financial statements, review of our quarterly consolidated
financial statements and services provided in connection with our issuance of SEC registration statements.
(2) Audit-related fees consisted
of fees for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our consolidated
financial statements fees and primarily related to the issuance of SEC registration statements.
(3) Farber did not provide any
non-audit or other services other than those reported under “Audit fees” and “Audit-related fees.”
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PART IV
ITEM 15: EXHIBITS
(a)(1)
Consolidated financial statements .
See the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2021 contained in Item 8 of this Report which
are incorporated herein by this reference.
(2)
Financial statement schedul es. Omitted
because they are not required, not applicable or because the required information is shown in the consolidated financial statements
or notes thereto.
(3)
Exhibits . Required exhibits are
incorporated by reference or are filed with this Report.
No.
Description
2.1(1)
Reorganization and Share Exchange Agreement
dated as of July 24, 2017, by and among the Registrant, Quasuras, Inc., Paul DiPerna and the other stockholders of Quasuras, Inc.
2.2(2)
Addendum No. 1 to Reorganization and Share Exchange Agreement dated as of July 24, 2017, by and among the Registrant, Quasuras, Inc., Paul DiPerna and the other Stockholders of Quasuras, Inc. dated May 3, 2021
3.1(3)
Second Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation, as filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada on June 27, 2017
3.2(4)
Amended Bylaws
4.1(5) +
2017 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended
4.2*
Description of Registrant’s Securities
10.1(6)
Common Stock Purchase Agreement, dated
as of April 5, 2017, by and among Bear Lake Recreation, Inc., Manchester Explorer, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, and
certain persons named therein
10.2(1)
Form of Common Stock Purchase Agreement,
dated as of July 24, 2017, by and between the Registrant and the purchaser named therein
10.3(7)
Form
of Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of November 19, 2018 among the Registrant and the Investors named
therein
10.4(8) +
Employment Agreement dated August 1, 2018,
by and between the Registrant and Paul DiPerna
10.5(1)
Intellectual Property Assignment Agreement
dated July 24, 2017, by and between the Registrant, Quasuras, Inc. and Paul DiPerna
10.6(1) +
Technology Royalty Agreement dated as of
July 24, 2017, by and between the Registrant, Quasuras, Inc. and Paul DiPerna
10.7(8)
Service Agreement effective January 16,
2019 between the Registrant and Liam Burns
10.8(8)
Standard Sublease Agreement, dated August
21, 2017, between the Registrant and Western Education Corporation
10.9(9)
Lease between MCP Socal Industrial –
Bernardo, LLC and the Registrant dated January 10, 2020
10.10(9)
Consulting Agreement between the Registrant
and Liam Burns dated April 15, 2019
10.11(9)
Consulting Agreement between the Registrant
and Liam Burns dated July 15, 2019
10.12(9)
Consulting Agreement between the Registrant
and Liam Burns dated September 3, 2019
10.13(9)
Service Agreement effective December 31,
2019 between the Registrant and Carmen Volkart
10.14(9)
Service Agreement effective January 23,
2020 between the Registrant and William Febbo
10.15(9)
Form of Indemnification Agreement between
the Registrant and each of its directors and officers used from January 23, 2020
10.16(9) +
Form of Notice of Stock Option Grant and
Stock Option Agreement under the Amended 2017 Equity Incentive Plan
10.17(10) +
First Amendment to Employment Agreement
between the Registrant and Paul DiPerna effective as of May 12, 2020
10.18(11)
U.S. Small Business Administration Paycheck
Protection Program Note dated April 23, 2020
10.19(11)
Second Amendment to Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Paul DiPerna effective as of July 1, 2020
10.21(12)
Form of Convertible Promissory Note dated February 8, 2021
10.22(13)
Form of Convertible Promissory Note issued in the 2021 Placement
10.23(13)
Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant issued in the 2021 Placement
10.24(13)
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement for the 2021 Placement
10.26*
Service Agreement effective May 18, 2020 between the Registrant and Ellen O'Connor Vos
21.1
Sole Subsidiary of the Registrant (as disclosed
in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as of March 31, 2021 in Item 8 of this Report)
23.1*
Consent
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Farber Hass & Hurley LLP
24.1
Power of Attorney (see signature page of
this Report)
31.1*
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1*
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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101.INS
XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
(1) As
filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 28, 2017, and
incorporated herein by reference.
(2) As filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 12, 2021, and incorporated herein by reference.
(3) As filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 29, 2017, and incorporated herein by reference.
(4) As filed with the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended June 30, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference.
(5) As
filed with the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed June 29, 2018, and
incorporated herein by reference.
(6) As filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 5, 2017, and incorporated herein by reference.
(7) As filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 20, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.
(8) As filed with the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, originally filed June 27, 2019, declared effective October 22, 2019 (Commission File No. 333-232377), and incorporated herein by reference.
(9) As filed with the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference.
(10) As filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 27, 2020, and incorporated herein by reference.
(11) As filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 12, 2020, and incorporated herein by reference.
(12) As filed with the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2020, and incorporated herein by reference.
(13) As filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 12, 2021, and incorporated herein by reference.
+
Management contract,
compensatory plan or arrangement.
* Filed herewith
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on the 29 th day of June, 2021.
MODULAR MEDICAL,
INC.
By:
/s/ Paul
M. DiPerna
Paul M. DiPerna
Chief Executive Officer,
Chief Financial Officer,
Secretary, Treasurer and Director
(principal executive, financial and accounting
officer)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Paul DiPerna as true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for her and him and in her or his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in- fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name
Title
Date
/s/
Paul M. DiPerna
Chief
Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary,
Treasurer, (principal financial and accounting officer) and
June
29, 2021
Paul M. DiPerna
Director (Chairman
of the Board)
Director
Liam Burns
/s/
William Febbo
Director
June 29, 2021
William Febbo
/s/
Morgan Frank
Director
June
29, 2021
Morgan Frank
/s/
Carmen Volkart
Director
June
29, 2021
Carmen Volkart
/s/
Ellen O’Connor Vos
Director
June
29, 2021
Ellen O’Connor Vos
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